Google vs. Microsoft vs. Apple

There’s nothing like a good corporate battle.   While potentially costly to the participants, the benefits to consumers include lower prices, better, and more diverse products.   This competition is the foundation upon which the capitalist world is built, and spurs the innovation that drives society forward. As worldwide adoption and usage of computers and the Internet continues to surge, the products by which people access and interact with their increasingly online lives will continue to drive profits for companies within these markets.   Three of the biggest players, namely Google, Microsoft, and Apple, are strategically positioning themselves for a three-way corporate clash of epic proportions in several sub-markets within the converging online, software, and mobile hardware spaces. While the animosity between these companies may be growing, the ties that bind them weren’t always negative in nature.   Sure, Microsoft and Apple have always been natural rivals in the PC, operating system, ...