"I've been waiting for this moment all my life..."

"...but it's not quite right." I like the fact that I can enter this phrase into the Google search box and in less than one second, discover it is a line from a song by the Silversun Pickups (aka, sspu, www.silverspunpickups.com ). As a kid I remember dreaming about that kind of computing genius.

But, it's not quite right. I keep hearing quiet murmerings about those environmentally friendly, feel-good folks at Google. Do a search on "Google" and "Evil Empire" and see how many hits you get. People who have had direct dealings at the 'plex suggest that Microsoft at its imperialistic worst was not this bad. They say that Microsoft in its awkward nerdy way was always pretty clear about its intentions of plodding world domination. And really rather benign, given its wealth and market power. Plus Microsoft didn't adopt the self-righteous corporate motto, "do no evil." As the old guy who used to live next door was fond of saying, "The more he spoke of his honesty, the faster I counted my change."