[thelist] Can a scam be brilliant?

[Bob Easton]

Manuel González Noriega wrote:
> I think maybe,
> 
> http://www.textileinternet.com
> 
> While there's an obvious intent to lead you into believing you are using
> Google, and that is a scam, they could argue that the 'Google search
> box' is indeed present in many sites, that presenting it where the logo
> should be is a coincidence and that the colour branding of google is so
> little specific that it cannot be ripped off.
> 
> I think as far as scams/ripoffs go, this is quite smart :)
> 
Completely legitimate! It's not a rip off or a scam. It is a legitimate 
use of Google services.
See: http://www.google.com/apis/

-- 
Bob Easton