from English Lesson 2023-05-02 revenge against Google digest
- Critical thinking will be an important skill in the future as AI, like humans, can make mistakes.
- AI poses a threat to Google’s business, and Google is competing with Microsoft in the browser market.
- Microsoft may see this as an opportunity for revenge against Google.
- Bing, Microsoft’s search engine with AI integration, initially only worked with Microsoft Edge, not Google Chrome.
- The competition between Google and Microsoft represents a shift in the technology landscape.
- Google has dominated the browser market for the past 20 years.
- Microsoft previously dominated the operating system market with Windows but lost some browser market share due to antitrust violations.
English Conversation Lesson
- B: I think critical thinking is a very important skill in the future. AI will make mistakes, but it’s the same as humans. Humans also make mistakes. AI is kind of like an improved search engine. When we use a search engine, the result may contain wrong descriptions and some kind of advertisement and empty talk.
- A: So, are you saying that AI is a danger to Google’s business?
- B: Yes, of course. AI is a danger to Google’s business, so Google is afraid of Microsoft’s technology. They are battling to take the share of the browser market with Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome.
- A: So, you think this might be Microsoft’s chance at revenge?
- B: Yes, it is a highly strong chance. For example, the Bing search engine with AI by Microsoft initially came only for the browser Edge, not for Google Chrome. So we needed to use Microsoft Edge to experience this brand new search engine.
- A: I see. It is a kind of attack on Google.
- B: It is time for change. About 20 years ago, the Google search engine came up, and it now dominates the market.
- A: Tthe browser market?
- B: Yes, of the browser market. On the other hand, you know, Microsoft has dominate the operating system market with Windows. They wanted to have a share of the browser market as well. They coupled Internet Explorer with Windows, but a regulatory organization said it was monopolistic and that they had to separate the products.
- A: Ah, yes, like antitrust violations.
- B: Yes, so they lost their share of the browser market.
This page is auto-translated from [/nishio/revenge against Google](https://scrapbox.io/nishio/revenge against Google) using DeepL. If you looks something interesting but the auto-translated English is not good enough to understand it, feel free to let me know at @nishio_en. I’m very happy to spread my thought to non-Japanese readers.