A thousand Monkeys? Not quite one thousand...maybe 999. It is very interesting to see the tide of GOOGLE SUPPORT turn against them due to their actions against Microsoft. They complain that Microsoft is violating antitrust laws now that they are not the underdog and people support Bill Gates, the $35 Billion Dollar man. It is like mom used to tell us, nobody likes a whiner. Anyone that makes a living off the search engines should recognize the importance of the push and pull of these powerhouses...I love the dynamic and Google's bump in the road right now is opening up the doors for others to step up... $Billion dollar king of the mountain$
A little competition is always good for everyone. When I first heard about Google, I liked it because the rest of the search engines weren't even close in terms of search relevance and speed. I think the gap is not so apparent now with MSN and Yahoo closing in. I wouldn't mind using any of the big 3 to do my searches.
This was pretty hypocritical of Google... They are the default search engine in Firefox... and it is just as easy to change as it is in IE7. Further, Google pays people to switch to Firefox. This was just plain dirty and desparate.