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Google Formula For Adding New Products

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the solid-diamond-fortress-in-california dept.

gpmac writes "Google executives attempted to demystify the search company's product decisions during presentations with Wall Street analysts on Wednesday. As Google Inc. has moved beyond Web search and into product areas as diverse as e-mail, photo-organizing software and mapping tools, one of the common questions for the company is how it decides where to devote resources. Looks like they are being a little more serious about it than their pigeon story would indicate."

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  1. I for one... by opposume · · Score: 5, Interesting

    don't care how they deside. As long as they keep coming out with more usefull tools that will make my life easier, that's all I care about. Keep up the good work google!

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    I haven't lost my mind. It's backed up on disk somewhere.
  2. gauction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When will Google bring out the google auction site??! Ebay has nothing on them except brand recognition. I know google can pull off a better interface and faster server performance. The competition will help keep the costs low.

  3. Not many companies work that way by irikar · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Under promise and over deliver. How many companies work that way these days?

    How many programmers in how many companies have to over work in order to try to achieve what was over-promised and consequently under-delivered by over rated marketing and executive dudes?

    I'm not sure I totally subscribe to the idea of staying in beta for that long though... But you have to admit the idea of gmail invites is brilliant. Once gmail leaves the beta stage, its user base will be huge. Anyone has an idea of how big this user base is already?