There is a cost for everything!
3:51 PM October 23, 2008
There is no such thing as a "free lunch". There is a price that needs to be paid for everything - particularly in the business world. What kind of business model is successful if it promotes giving away its products and services for free? Everyone needs to get a return on their investment.
Google has put together an impressive suite of "freebies" - I like them. I use many of of the Google apps and tools. It is enormously helpful to have them available to me in the virtual hemisphere. But at the same time, Google knows a lot about me and can exercise an awful lot of control over me.
That's why I raise some concern over the sweet little deal between Google and Yahoo - the Google/Yahoo Advertising pact. It is just another area that we will have no choices in, no ability to seek alternatives. The power of the great two will freeze out competition, and thus my ability to seek better service or better price. WIPP members, above all want choices!
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