You hit on the big issue there- it is a bit frightening to think of all that Google controls. Another issue concerns the reliability of cloud computing. Gears does back things up locally in Gmail and Google Docs, but there are other apps that would be completely useless without an internet connection.

I've heard the same thing about Microsoft, Bobby. I'm sure they've seen the writing on the wall, too. Who would have thought a few years ago that they'd be the underdog?