What if Rupert Murdoch is right about Google?

For a man who doesn't use e-mail, or a computer, media magnate Rupert Murdoch sure gets a lot of attention paid to his musings and pronouncements about the online world. This week's statement that he is considering removing his Wall Street Journal, Barron's and other publications from Google, is no different. According to a post by blogger Sean Blanda, we should consider whether Murdoch may be right, rather than considering Google invincible.

"Even when he makes statements that seem to expose his one-dimensional knowledge of the online content world, publishers would be wise to sit up and listen when Murdoch exposes his strategy."

He agrees with Murdoch's contention that he'd rather have fewer customers who pay than a huge number of visitors who don't. As a measure of success, revenue is much more reliable than visits to an online site.