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Google Testing "My World" Second Life Rival?
Tjeerd writes "Rumors of Google's plans to create a virtual world that rivals that of Second Life have popped up once again over the weekend. The company could now be collaborating with Arizona State University to test the 3D social network, which may be tied into Google's current applications of Google Earth and Google Maps."
Is there some sort of shortage of MP3 players/mobile phones or something?
The iPod/iPhone is useless other than an entity for journalists to write stories about so they can look "plugged in" to the mobile music player/phones market. Many companies have attempted to maintain a presence there, but they usually don't last because the market is already over-saturated. Why would Apple's offering be any different? Just because they're Apple, so everything they do is automatically better?
Maybe Apple is looking for an entry into the burgeoning over-priced gadget market.
Criticizing Google for an no-even-announced product is fine and dandy, but like with Apple, it would be foolish to underestimate them at making a large impact at a market that seems to be divided up and settled already.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the light cone.
And nobody else has modded me funny.
Oh karma, where art thou?