February 22, 2004

Google Going Straight at Yahoo

Yahoo basically created Google by supporting their search technology. Now it looks like Google is going straight at the heart (NYTimes reg needed) of Yahoo's base by the rumored offering of free email. Google News, Froogle, search, toolbar and free email? Sounds a lot like Yahoo, no? They were right. Google has become not only a verb but also a profitable company with a reported $1 billion in sales. It is expected to be the hottest initial public offering this year. And now Google is preparing to offer a free e-mail service, people close to the company said, in a bid for Yahoo's most important source of loyal customers. Do you agree or disagree? What are your thoughts? Comment on the discussion forum. [Discussion]