one thing really impressive about google is that despite its near monopoly, it hasn't garnered nearly the hate microsoft did.
i guess google has good PR? with motos like "do no evil" and humors on April 1st or side projects like google moon and the $20 million X Prize.
whereas... i'm sure microsoft also gave away a lot of money, but google gave it away in much smarter ways.
the Wii is an epidemic.