I’m always interested and usually pleased when Google offers some new API such as their recent Ajax framework. Google makes some damn good software. Yet, as excited as I am over the possibilty of implementing these technologies, a terrifying thought grips me for a fleeting moment:
Is this what people felt like when Microsoft was gaining a stranglehold upon developer mindshare?

Maybe I just grew up in a cynical era, but it frightens me how much I trust and depend on Google.