Steve Kaplan

I got into Seattle last night. Microsoft really hooked me up with housing and stuff. I even get to drive this clown car for the summer!

I'll be going into town today with another one of the interns I met on the plane. We'll probably check out the Experience Music Project which looks pretty cool.

On a sidenote, Robert Cringely had a pretty interesting column this week. Predictibly about the inevitable demise of IBM/Microsoft and victory of Google...worth reading as usual.

"Google is about generating custom data based on applying proprietary algorithms. THAT's their theory of business, no matter how that data is ultimately paid for or by whom.

"I'm counting on Google and eBay to save America."

"It is great for Google to buy-up these little firms making millionaires along the way, but Google's obsession with reinventing the wheel might hurt them over time. I hope they are smart about this, but I fear that they aren't, and that Google's own vertical obsession might hamper their growth."

May 11, 2006 - Google-on

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