It's safe to say that Google is the internet. With the acquisition of more than 180 companies (up to April 16 2015), Google is a big fish gobbling up smaller fish at a rate of one per week. With a market capitilization value of $381.7 billion, Google ranks 2nd on Standard & Poor's 500 list of companies, placing them in the enviable position of being able to take over as they please without having to break the bank.
In a candid discussion with a Google spokesperson, there was an allusion to the rapid progress of the 'connected car' as a reason why Google chose to put in a bid to add auto manufacturer, Honda Motor Company, to their ever-increasing list of acquisitions.
"We have been discussing a merger with Honda for a long time. And should Honda accept our offer, we would focus our efforts on creating cars equipped with internet technology.
"There's the idea of making vehicles an 'office away from the office' where it would be possible to wirelessly connect laptops and mobile devices to the in-car wifi in order to check emails, connect to the various social media sites and basically do whatever it is that can be done on a computer".
Google is well on their way to world domination and the imminent take over of Honda lends credence to the popular view that Pinky and the Brain are running the company.
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