Oh come on. Like there is any doubt as to whether or not Google would be able to keep up in a Web 2.0 world…

The technology industry has been experiencing a round of inspired innovation. Venture capital money is pouring into startups, and the new as well as aging giants are burning the midnight oil to take advantage of this second major wave of the Internet. The Web is the platform and the great virtual land grab is in full flower. AJAX pixie dust, XML stores, mash-ups, on demand infrastructure, Web replacements for traditional client/server applications, PHP, open source, tags, RSS, deeper user interaction and so-called disruptive startups are creating new kinds of applications. [Read the rest]