Google: The Enemy Thou Shalt Not Name
New York Times, July 30, 2009
By Vindu Goel
The new search and advertising partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo is all about combating the market power of mighty Google. So why won't Microsoft or Yahoo actually utter the name of their enemy? Maybe they’re just superstitious -- some people believe that it's bad luck to utter the name of a powerful opponent.
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