Sticking it to “The Man”

What would it be called if after years of “Stickin’ to The Man” “The Man” bleed to death and you became “The Man”.

Case in point: Google sticks it Microsoft.

Google and Microsoft, in case you haven’t heard, are in a clash of galaxies kind of war. Two large very wealthy, very powerful, companies trying to beat each other out of existence for the purpose of grabbing the others pot of money to maximize shareholder value. Remember, it’s always about money, and, always follow the money.

Google just announced that their Google apps software could seamlessly trade contacts and calendar information with Microsoft Outlook. What better way for Google to stick it to Microsoft then to deny a large pile of revenue by eliminating the need for business to purchase Microsoft email server software. Google will provide that service for a lot less, I didn’t say free, and Microsoft gets a little less cash. Good news for Google is THEY get the cash and not “The Man”.

Ok back to my metaphor. Now Google is smart enough is know there is not a one, one-two, or one-two-three punch to knock out Microsoft. They seem to taking the “Death by a thousand pricks” path. This is the way to defeat a giant like Microsoft. After many thousands of pricks (customers) and Microsoft is weakened and now Google is “The Man” how will be refer to this event ?

Who will rise up ( the next generation of snot nose kids of course ) to take on “The Man” ? Who will protect us from the “Don’t be evil” Evil Empire that is Google.

Google is evil make no mistake. They just have a less offensive home page. Microsoft holds a gun to your head and says “Give me all your money for ever and ever and ever. Yes punk we own you. You will get what ever software we want you to have.” Google says to the masses “Hey Johnny want some candy? Yes of course it’s free. No it will be free for as long as you want”. Google then says to anyone with money, “Hey for 100 bucks I’ll you every time Johnny wipes his butt and in what bathroom he does it in, and what kind of candy he ate to make the poop”

OMG Brain explosion. Invent bathroom deodorizer in the form of candy that makes your poop smell like a “Country Breeze”, or other smell as I see fit. Ok asshole that’s my idea posted right here, right now. This post shall establish “Prior Art” so back off my gozillion dollar idea. I knew blogging was good for something.

Yes Google does know that about you and will sell that to me after signing a very air tight non disclosure agreement. From their company overview “Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Your poop smell is part of the “world’s information” and I find it useful to be able to access it for my own gain.

In the far future Microsoft will be gone, Google will be gone, replaced by someone again “Stickin’ it to The Man” just to become “The Man” all over again.

Ok so who am I for the in the Google vs Microsoft war ? Who ever will pay me the most to install the Internet Enabled poop smell detector in my bathroom? I am a capitalist after all.

RG