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Question: And where do you think the Google-YouTube deal leaves Microsoft?David Vise: I think Microsoft missed the Internet revolution.
Question: That's a pretty big revolution to miss.
David Vise: Yeah, and they missed it. I think so far, they are continuing to miss it. Their inability, despite all their resources, to become an attractive partner in deal after deal where Google bested them. It happened when Google cut a deal with AOL. It happened here. These companies don't want to align with Microsoft. They want to be part of the Google world, and if Microsoft told them, "We are going to leave you alone and let you run independently," I am not sure they would trust them. When the Google guys tell them that, they believe them.
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