Google Turns to the Dark Side?

"Here at Fool.com we've long wondered when Google would finally give in to temptation and become a portal. How fitting that it happened yesterday, on opening day for the latest blockbuster in the Lucasfilm franchise: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. You know the story, don't you?..."

Funny observation on the timing. I guess with browsers now having embedded search boxes, most defaulting to Google, they can do whatever they want their own homepage.