Google is not Netscape or Novell or anybody else that Microsoft can just execute incompetently against and "wait out". Not to mention the fact that "Bing" is just the latest rebranding of MS' search attempts going back many years so they have been waiting for Google to stumble for a while. And if you think Bing is even on the same plane of existence as Google search you are severely deluded.
Really? That's all they have to do, huh. Wait for Google to stumble.
"MS has an indefinite stream of nearly guaranteed money from the Windows/Office franchise."
Let me paint this picture for you: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=msft+Balance+Sheet&annua...
Microsoft net tangible assets: 43B
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=goog+Balance+Sheet&annua...
Google net tangible assets: 49B
Google is not Netscape or Novell or anybody else that Microsoft can just execute incompetently against and "wait out". Not to mention the fact that "Bing" is just the latest rebranding of MS' search attempts going back many years so they have been waiting for Google to stumble for a while. And if you think Bing is even on the same plane of existence as Google search you are severely deluded.