Well just to add a bit of perspective here... my understanding from the investment communities is that MicroSoft generates X-3 times the total annual revenue generated by Google. Whether we like it or not these companies, including Yahoo! (who is still the #1 portal on the internet) are the future of ecommerce and cyberspace. By no means are MSN, Google and Yahoo the only future influences on ecommerce and the net... just 90% of it...