Balmer often trys to make fools of others... but in so doing makes a fool of himself. Time he was replaced with professional P.R.

I kinda agree, Google is going a bit too far.

Have you seen Google Earth? Not maps, but Earth? If not, download it. It is truly amazing. Now imagine you own that beast and sell "advertising"... or other services related to that interactive 3D map. It's going to be a huge revenue stream for Google in the future. It's real thinking out of the box compared to "text search engines".

It's amazing what a smart mind can invent. I'm sure Google will come up with many new products in the near future. We just need to break our own mindset that google=search. I know that this is hard, esp. with the new "verb", "to google".

I think sometime within the next 3 years they will rebrand. They'll keep "google" for search... and have another name for other distinct products. Just like "pepsi" or "coke". Both companies have HUGE businesses selling so much more than just "pepsi" or "coke".

i would like to see google make their own kernal of linux to squeeze MS and apple.

Why couldn't Billy G. remained CEO! Steve ballmer is a dummy.

I say take Balmer out to the wood shed and shoot him and save us all. IBM totally did the same thing and look what happened. So did Apple. History has a way of repeating itself Shaft!
I wouldnt be surprised to learn Google is working on a killer OS to combat Windows and it will come out in 4 years. That would be awesoome

Grings: 'Steve Ballmer is insane'

Balmer needs to be careful, words like that can land him and Microsoft liable lawsuites from Google.