one of the few articles I've read where EVERYBODY who comments disagrees.  for good reason, the author doesn't even have the facts before he writes.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/07/companies-google-plus/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29