Looks Danny Thorpe, a Borland blogger, got in a bit of trouble for discussing a future version of a product. He asks "Are you really more likely to buy the current product in the absence of future direction info, or are you more likely sit on your hands and buy nothing now because you believe the next release will really be the one to solve all your problems."

Russell Beattie: Googlemania.

Me? I think it's funny that the Google guys are getting credit for saying they'll "take long bets" and "do risky things that aren't for shareholder's short-term benefits."

Yet when Microsoft does just that (Xbox, MSN) we get derided for not having a successful business.