I know the guy (Score 0)

He is a friend of mine and in fact very smart and objective. The fact that Google didn't manage to hold on to him is a really worrying tell-tale about it. The fact that Blogspot is free means nothing here -- why not use GOOGs platform and AdSense to generate ad revenue from meaningful commentary? The fact that GOOGs management is worse than MSFTs doesn't mean one should refuse to make use and money off of GOOGs properties if GOOG lays them bare before you!