I think Microsoft should buy Google, what do you say?

[dda_k]

Anyway is it actually possible?

 

[Nicholas Maguire]

Mhm, I love it too. It's kind of fun watching the underdog's OS progress. I find it very fun being a WP fan, or a Microsoft fan in general right now.

 

[Darthbobcat]

Well they bought Alaska from them, maybe they continue across the Bering Strait.

That's an awful lot of baggage. How about they just finish buying up Finland instead? They already started the process last year.

 

[jailman]

Lol are u drunk ? Hahahahahaha btw google isn't bigger than Microsoft but they re getting there fast swallowing all the market share from MS unless MS decides to move its a$$ and put some decent products to the google/apple competition

 

[Kram Sacul]

Apple buys Google. Apple dies. Microsoft inherits the earth.

 

[wuiyang]

No. Why? They have their own products fight:
(Microsoft) - (Google)
OneDrive - Google Drive
Office 365 - Google Doc
Bing - Google
Windows Phone - Android
Windows - ChromeBook
Outlook - Gmail
MSN - Google+
Windows Phone Store - Google Play
Nokia - Motorola
Xbox - (no)
..... and more...

 

[anon(9168623)]

Yes, why windows phone store is full of fake web-wrapper apps

 

[envio]

At least in Europe, EU competition rules would likely make such a takeover highly improbable. In who's interest would it serve if Microsoft made such an attempt? In any case, since Google is a publicly listed company, this would need shareholder approval which would be another non-starter.

@dda_k Is this actually a lament about the lack of official Google apps or other official apps on Windows Phone? If so, I hear you but not even a hostile takeover would necessarily solve the app gap.

 

[berty6294]

No. Why? They have their own products fight:
(Microsoft) - (Google)
OneDrive - Google Drive
Office 365 - Google Doc
Bing - Google
Windows Phone - Android
Windows - ChromeBook
Outlook - Gmail
MSN - Google+
Windows Phone Store - Google Play
Nokia - Motorola
Xbox - (no)
..... and more...

Motorola is owned by Lenovo now.

 

[DJCBS]

Nokia - Motorola
Xbox - (no)
..... and more...

Neither does Microsoft own Nokia nor Google owns Motorola (the deal with Lenovo has closed).
Also, there's a sort of Android gaming station. Nothing that comes close to the PS4 or XboxOne or even the Nintento Wii, but it's still sort of a gaming console for Android games.

 

[techavengers]

We need an underdog mobile ecosystem right ... so no they shouldnt.