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Google Launches Pay-Per-View Web Video

Posted by Hemos on from the yes-it-is-true dept.

Elliot Shepherd writes "According to John Batelle, on Monday Google is launching in-browser video playback based on VLC. Google has been accepting video uploads in April, including allowing the video owner to specify that payment is required, through the Google Payment Program." Update: 06/27 22:21 GMT by T : An anonymous reader writes "Google Video is now up. The about page describes what kinds of content has been uploaded to their servers so far -- mostly a random assortment of stuff from Gamespot's archives, a few things from Greenpeace, a Google recruiting video, some breakdancing videos, and other randomness. The in-browser video plugin works seamlessly (although Windows only for now). Looks like it has potential." Check the top entry on Google Blog for a few more words on it, too.

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  1. Google OS? by should_be_linear · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Maybe they will put this media player togather with Google Office, Google Voice Services and Google Gaming Engine to create ultimate Google Vaporware OS?

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  2. Google bubble is about to burst by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't like Google anymore and hope that they fail spectacularly. Google is a media company masquerading as a tech company. All their revenue comes from ads. Their primary product which is free displays information which they don't own and for which they don't have any rights (their search engine). This makes them very easy to replace. They have started re-implementing stuff (like e-mail) which has been around for years and thousands of companies already offer. But because they are 'Google' and some people are drinking their kool-aid a lot, they get all the hype. Netscape was innovative. Microsoft, love it or hate it, does some fantastic innovative stuff. But Google, they do stuff which has already been done a million times, and then thinks its somehow cool. Even Amazon is more innovative than Google.

    This is why Google will fail by the end of 2010:

    - They don't have a plan.

    - They are easily replaceable. If Google falls of the face of the earth tomorrow alongwith its search engine, it won't matter.

    - They don't do anything meaningful or remotely innovative in the software field.

    - They are loading up with PHds and scientists. If these guys had any useful brains, they would be super rich already. Can you name ONE web related idea which could be credited to someone with a PHd ?

    The Google bubble is about to burst and it is important for shareholders, employees and potential users to open their eyes and see the fire or be burnt by it.