[bdouglas]

is it google's search business that's bigger, or the ad portion?

just how is bigger really defined?

the search business per se, doesn't really generate revenue in the same category as the ad portion.

if we're really talking about the revenue from the ad portion, then you need to consider what might throw a wrench in the advertising model being run by google. i can easily imagine a few that could have serious implications of the cash cow that's the google ad engine..

so just what is meant by "being bigger than microsoft"???

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