Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Google and Gates

Bill Gates of Microsoft has been quoted as saying that the Search engine Google "is still perfect; the bubble is floating, and they can do everything. You should buy their stock at any price. We had a 10-year period just like that." Gates usually dominates any area he enters, but is currently not even close to the number one position when it comes to search engines.
Gates and Ballmer are working hard to get a piece of the lucrative search engine pie. It must be frustrating for them to see Google continue to gain in popularity while their MSN search engine remains in the woods.
Google shouldn't underestimate the ambition of Gates though, he is the richest man in the world and most pc users around the world use his Windows operating system.
The Google share price may be approaching $300 per share, but is it sustainable?

Sunday, May 08, 2005

Hybrid Car Talks - GM and Toyota

With oil on the up and oil supplies always on the way out, I'm surprised big car makers havnt pursued more economic cars with a passion! They are starting to trikle out, but hybrid cars should be a part of the mainstream.. for the environment.. and for the sake of leaving a bit of oil in the ground.
GM, Toyota in talks to on hybrids
TOKYO (Reuters) - "Auto makers General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. are in talks for a possible technology-sharing deal on hybrid vehicles, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
GM and Toyota, the world's two biggest auto makers, have long been cooperating in various fields and had renewed an agreement to collaborate in research and development into alternative-fuel vehicles until 2006 after a five-year deal expired last year." Reuters