Speaking of Google competition

These guys seem to think they stand a chance competing with Google.

When was the last time 30 ANYTHING came together and accomplished anything worthwhile? Stick 30 salesmen in a room. Bad idea.

Stick 30 engineers in a room. Bad idea.

30 Japanese companies set out to dethrone Google, MSN, and Yahoo? HAHAHAHAHA. Good luck. First off, they are starting WAY late, and secondly forcing innovation doesn't work. Google didn't appear because they were worried about someone creating a monopoly. They saw a need and filled it.

What need are the Japanese filling? The need to have a Japanese search engine? Sure everyone in Japan might switch to it, but I don't see anything even remotely compelling about their product other than the fact that it will be Japanese. And I don't see google sitting idly by letting these guys even come close.

Since when do you see a slew of American companies banding together to do something that someone else is better at? Uh. Never. Let them do what they excel at and we'll go do something else. It's silly and flat out nationalism. If we rock at search engines... who cares? You'd be flat out stupid if you forced a bunch of people to compete when they aren't competitive.