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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 deduced the formula several months ago by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here is the psuedo code:

    if ( 1 ) {
    create_new_product();
    }

  2. Formula by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm Feeling Lucky

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  3. Re:Beta as a part of branding, my foot by millwall · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's probably exactly what they mean. I've got no problems with it though. And I think they should have credit for not only saying it, byt also meaning it.

    I'm really glad that such companies do exist. I'm sick and tired with all comapnies that over-promise and under-deliver.

  4. 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.
  5. Re:You missed an important part of the code by ggvaidya · · Score: 5, Funny

    if?! Maybe you meant while?

    And yeah, I'm talking to you too, Gramps.

  6. 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.

  7. Re:Why oh why won't it fly? by Dominic_Mazzoni · · Score: 5, Informative

    An overrated .dot-com is once again ruling the roost. So let's see, given that it took, on average about, say, four and a half years for the other dot coms to collapse after their IPO, that puts google on course for bankruptcy in about 2007?

    There are so many differences between Google and 99% of the dot coms that IPO'd, I'm not even sure where to start.

    1. Google was already profitable before the IPO - they've been profitable since 2001, in fact.
    2. Google did not give away control of their company to investors - public investors only hold 10% of the company, and the founders still fully control it.
    3. Even if their share price collapses (it's most likely overvalued, but I'm not sure by how much), there's no reason the company has to collapse. A surprising number of "failed" dot-coms are still around and doing okay, even with tiny share prices. Google is in a much better situation than almost all of them were, in terms of long-term profitability and a sustainable business plan.