So I had a minor website related disaster.
I’ve switched from Frontpage to Dreamweaver and I’m going to try again.
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After firing up my favorite website in the whole wide world Google and rubbing my eyes I went into troubleshooting mode.
I cursed Bill Gate’s name while trying to figure out what silly IE7 setting I must have screwed up for the background to be black.
After realizing that it was the benevolent folks at Google and not the henchmen at Microsoft I pondered why I assume that Google is so good and Microsoft is so evil. An opinion I believe is shared by most. (correct me if I’m wrong)
Both companies give us tools we use everyday. Google with its magical search engine and many other magical tools. Microsoft with Windows, Office, and a variety of other tools that the absence of would cause society to collapse.
Perhaps its a money thing. I’ve never given a penny to Google, but I’ve paid a small fortune to MS over the years.
This Google”black out” shows that Google has somehow has built a rock-solid reputation using arguably less technology. MS on the other hand is and probably always will be cursed. Despite that without Windows I wouldn’t have the faintest idea how to find Google.
Google seems to have well thought out risking its reputation:
Why did Google choose this specific organization?
We believe in doing our part to help combat climate change, and found the Earth Hour initiative to be a timely, important event. Further, we think the “lights out” idea’s individual-centered nature is something that millions of people worldwide can participate in. In short, we really like it. So we did something about it.
In fact, this bold move will probably only strengthen Google street cred.
I guess this goes to show that a good corporate reputation can’t be bought no matter how many schools of the future you build.
Caution should also be taken when blindly trusting organizations collectively seen as benevolent. What is to stop them from making the whole site red to advertise Macy’s red tag sale … for a good cause of course.