This article is written by: (MGM) Michael Gene Pickett Jr ( http://www.arperture.com Owner + Operator+Desginer+Developer)
Instead of pointing the finger at one single thing I'm going to just list a few of the contributing factors that will explain the sudden downfall of the American Economy.
1). Microchip job out-sourcing, quit using Malaysian made Microchips. The dollar store chips are just not cutting it. : )
2). Quit sharing our technology, don't let them know about the George Foreman grill. : )
3). E-bay has determined the "going price" for every item (even collector items) and made it even easier to pick things up for cheaper then your local store or collectors shop.
4). The next one is hush hush. Google supports piracy in every way, shape and form. If yahoo actually merges with Google to avoid little old MSN their value will plummet in my book.
5)." Hello..." our software, music and movies are being pirated everyday by foreigners that would have to buy it if they didnt get it from the net for free.
Now I was actually going to devote this little article to just blasting away at Google, but I'm a little more mature then that and I know that its not all Google's fault, they only list the links that people visit to steal copyrighted material and download illegal software. So if anybody should be getting sued for copyright violations, it's Google. There the ones making the billions of dollars off it through there advertising. Not the little guys like rapidshare, your neighbor or Kazaa. It's Google thats directing the bulk of the illegal torrent traffic. If You-Tube can be held accountable for the videos it post, shouldn't Google be held accountable for the links it post?