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Microsoft can only buy it if SOMEONE on the inside says Microsoft can.

One of two things would have to happen, either A: google would have to willingly sell to MS, or B: enough of the lesser voting stock-holders would have to decide MS having controlling interest would be better and sell all their stock to MS in order for a hostile buy-out to occur.

I honestly don't see either thing occuring with google.

I don't think Google will fall for a while yet, but if they are ordered by the court or something then I guess they will have to, and people will move on. Lots will be out of jobs and others will be rich from it, and the (b?)illions of people that use Google everyday will have to move on and use a different search engine and different tools.