Comments on: America´s Corporate Food Fights http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/americaas-corporate-food-fights.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Oliver http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/americaas-corporate-food-fights.html#comment-783 David Oliver Wed, 24 May 2006 08:32:20 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=328#comment-783 I remember a few years ago people were saying that Microsoft was unstoppable and would dominate any area it moved into, now it is still a highly profitable company but too slow and beauraucratic to be seen as a major threat to many companies. I think that Google is rapidly following in Microsoft's footsteps and has peaked, or at least plateaued, already. It will continue to be a good company and my default search engine but they have tried to move into too many areas away from their core competence of search. Plus they have alienated a lot of people with their arrogance, a TV journalist friend of mine did a story on Silicon Valley last year and was amazed at the number of people he interviewed who hated Google. Wait until the first wave of Google employees who have made their fortunes retire and the next wave who arrived post-IPO start to realize that their stock options aren't worth much as the stock price stagnates or starts going back down. Then everyone will be talking about the exodus of people leaving Google. I remember a few years ago people were saying that Microsoft was unstoppable and would dominate any area it moved into, now it is still a highly profitable company but too slow and beauraucratic to be seen as a major threat to many companies.

I think that Google is rapidly following in Microsoft’s footsteps and has peaked, or at least plateaued, already. It will continue to be a good company and my default search engine but they have tried to move into too many areas away from their core competence of search.

Plus they have alienated a lot of people with their arrogance, a TV journalist friend of mine did a story on Silicon Valley last year and was amazed at the number of people he interviewed who hated Google.

Wait until the first wave of Google employees who have made their fortunes retire and the next wave who arrived post-IPO start to realize that their stock options aren’t worth much as the stock price stagnates or starts going back down. Then everyone will be talking about the exodus of people leaving Google.

]]> By: Sameer Nadkarni http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/americaas-corporate-food-fights.html#comment-782 Sameer Nadkarni Tue, 23 May 2006 13:55:27 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=328#comment-782 Is this food fight or Google paranoia? Amazing to what dimensions talent-wars will go. Food has long been a recruiting tool in Silicon Valley from startups to Netscape, Oracle, etc. But interestingly, most Microsoft and Google (or Netscape/Oracle/etc) employees that I know do not have an obesity problem - I guess the work and play keeps weight under control. Is this food fight or Google paranoia? Amazing to what dimensions talent-wars will go. Food has long been a recruiting tool in Silicon Valley from startups to Netscape, Oracle, etc. But interestingly, most Microsoft and Google (or Netscape/Oracle/etc) employees that I know do not have an obesity problem – I guess the work and play keeps weight under control.

]]> By: Dabis Camero http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/americaas-corporate-food-fights.html#comment-781 Dabis Camero Tue, 23 May 2006 13:19:10 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=328#comment-781 Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing Martin. - Dabis Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing Martin.

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