Google ahead of Microsoft only in search? More facts needed!

Yesterday, Techcruch reported that Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer told reporters in Tokyo that Google wasn’t ahead of Microsoft in any way online except with search. Duncan Riley gave a number of online services in which Google is a dominant force.

Here in Malawi and in most African countries, most people use the Internet for email and search. Google is well known for their search engine. Even the email aspect is fast being taken up by gmail.Of course yahoo mail is dominant. But gmail is becoming more widespread. So from an African perspective, Google is well ahead of Microsoft.

In order to come up with a complete and an unbiased picture, there is a need for some neutral people to evaluate the online services offered by these giants. It may also be necessary to establish the contribution of search to overall online activity world wide?From my online experince, search is fast becoming embedded in many online services.

Safari browser for Windows

Today, I did not really want to make a posting simply because I am busy attending the VoIP workshop at Ryalls Hotel in Blantyre. Details on this workshop will be posted next week. I am, however, being forced to make a posting because of the beta version of the Safari browser, which was released for the Windows Operating Systems on June 11, 2007. Safari is developed by Apple Inc., and is traditionally included in their Mac OS X. An extension to Windows will surely increase Apple's market share.

In my case, I have already installed the Safari browser on my PC. It looks great. You can also testify about this once you download and install it. As of now, I have the following browsers on my Windows machine:

• Safari
• Mozilla Firefox
  
• Opera
  
• Internet Explorer

Although I am a big fan of Mozilla firefox, I like this mix, because it gives me some diversity. So far, I have not yet seen any negative effect.I must, however, point out that I rarely use IE. Don't ask me why, it is just my preference.