Is the state of tech blogging so, so poor or do you just not agree with the conclusions? For instance:
"It must force Chrome and Google+ down the throats of users who are simply looking for a brilliant search engine."
Google just recently started showing Chrome 'faster internet' ads to Firefox users (before it was only displayed to IE users). This blog is a bit over the top especially with claims like "[Google] search engine that’s no better than Bing", but fundamentally I think it's right on the money.
I actually agree with the overall thesis -- Google is integrating its services in emulation of Facebook and Apple in order to become more profitable.
The "poor" parts are 1) the over-the-top sensationalist language and 2) the implication that it's okay or even beneficial for Apple and FB to integrate but that Google has "sold its soul to the capitalist devil" in doing the same.
Regarding the Chrome ads, this would be a complete non-issue in any other industry. Suppose I go to Amazon to buy a computer-related book and am there shown an ad for Amazon Web Services. Are AWS now being shoved down my throat?
"It must force Chrome and Google+ down the throats of users who are simply looking for a brilliant search engine."
Google just recently started showing Chrome 'faster internet' ads to Firefox users (before it was only displayed to IE users). This blog is a bit over the top especially with claims like "[Google] search engine that’s no better than Bing", but fundamentally I think it's right on the money.