[Proud_USA_Republican]

they fear an open-market that isn't subsidized. Thats why the french taxpayers and businesses have to subsidize this moronic project so the french elite can have something to brag about.

Just like that rediculous Airbus A380 plane that will never turn a profit and cost EU tax payers billions.


Dear god, Chirac is a clown.

[lowbuck]

Bingo. Google and Yahoo are successful because they fill a need that people everywhere want and advertisers are willing to pay to get in on the action (among other sources of income).

Launching a state sponsored search engine would be sort of like NASA. Sure we can get to the moon and back, but at what cost, and will the public every fund us beyond what we can get in their tax money?

FROOGLE. . .. PRICELESS!!!!!