I predict that within a year, Google will have purchased a small company called Jotspot that makes tiny little AJAX-based utilities. The coolest one is a collaborative Excel-like application. Would fit nicely with the Writely Word-like collaborative application they recently purchased.
This one is more "out there" but I wouldn't be surprised if they purchased Adobe. (I have no idea how much Adobe is worth or if Google has enough cash, but it makes sense... in order for Microsoft competitors to have more of an impact, there will need to be fewer competitors. It's like termites. They can do a lot of damage to your house, but if you're smart, you'll call Terminex and the problem is solved. Unless there was only one termite and he was as big as your house and he came and sat on it and your house fell over.)
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The rumor is that Yahoo just bought JotSpot. Honestly they don't make very good products. DabbleDB is head and shoulders above JotSpot. Re: Adobe, the rumor is that Apple may take them out.
The link you provided has already been updated to say that it's probably not true.
Have never heard of DabbleDB. It won't gain traction until it's sold to someone who realizes that you've gotta give away the free version to reel people in. Plus, who's going to watch a seven minute video? Plus, plus, what's up with using quotes with curse words (granted, very mild) to describe your product. No one else had anything good to say?
Adobe would be wasted on Apple, but I've heard that rumor, too. Maybe Apple and Google should jointly purchase Adobe. Apple could take the Adobe stuff and Google could take the Macromedia stuff.
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