What is Google?

Gathered some user comments from the Techcrunch article about "What is Google?".

Below are some comments.

1. It’s a lot more complex than it was years ago.
2. Google is an Internet Services Provider (not an ISP), in that they provide a wide array of Services available on the ‘Net…
3. Google is a browser isn’t it? It’s that internet thingy that you surf the web with and even buy things.
4. G is a monetary momentum monster.
5. “What Is Google?” The best place to search something
6. The largest monopoly that has ever existed with more power than any before it.
7. Google is a self reinforcing feedback loop where shareholders steal from advertisers in order to keep the stock price artificially inflated.
8. Google is a securities fraud and a monopoly that allows shareholders to control the share price via internet by clicking on paid search results.
9. !microsoft
10. I think Google is a company that collects, stores and helps create data, information and knowledge for others to search through or add to.
11. Google is master of all search engine.

Here is the Techcrunch article

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/31/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-interview-his-thoughts-on-search-books-news-mobile-competition-and-more/