<P> In 2004, the rise of Gmail gives competition to Microsoft's Hotmail . Microsoft's Newsbot comes as a response to Google News . Picasa and A9 are also released this year . In August, Google goes public, acquires Keyhole (now Google Earth), a company that maps the world, and begins digitizing and indexing world libraries . Reason Magazine sends its subscribers satellite photos of their homes, with information tailored to them inside . </P> <P> From this point EPIC passes into the realm of fiction . </P> <P> In 2005, Microsoft buys Friendster in response to Google's action . Apple Computer comes out with WifiPod, which allows users to "send and receive messages on the go". Then, Google unveils the Google Grid, a universal platform offering an unlimited amount of space and bandwidth that can be used to store anything . It allows users to manage their information two ways: store it privately or publish it to the entire grid . </P> <P> In 2007, Microsoft Newsbotster, a social news network, ranks and sorts news . It allows everyone to comment on what they see . </P>

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