I, Cringely » Blog Archive Google+ versus Facebook it's the apps stupid - Cringely on technology

Concluding paragraphs of an intriguing Cringely post

"Of course the most obvious way for Facebook to take it to Google would be in basic search, but that’s where I’d see Facebook playing a similar card to Google and accepting number two status in search by acquiring Bing from Microsoft. This makes sense for both companies since it would probably happen as a stock deal with Microsoft increasing its Facebook holdings (and influence). For Facebook buying Bing this week would cost a lot less than it would have last week, since it can pay with bloated stock.
There’s no do-or-die in this, but Facebook and Google are lining-up as each other’s main enemies and in order to compete each will start to look a lot more like the other."

I, Cringely » Blog Archive Google+ versus Facebook it's the apps stupid - Cringely on technology