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Google Exec Hints At Future Open Platform

Posted by timothy on from the all-very-vague dept.

rsmiller510 writes "At the recent Web 2.0 Summit, Dave Girouard, who is president of Google's enterprise division, stated that his company's long-term goal is to open up the Google development stack to outside developers. If this is true, then it could have some serious long-term implications for developers who could use Google services in new and interesting ways."

2 of 73 comments (clear)

  1. Well... by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Informative

    I read the entire article. Can I have my five minutes back please?

    Summary of article:

    Google Exec: We're going to open.... The box!
    People: Open what?
    Google Exec: The box! With... the wires, and blinky lights, and stuff in it!
    People: What's in the box?
    Google Exec: New and interesting things!
    People: O RLY?
    Google Exec: YA RLY!
    People: ...
    Google Exec: Oh look, pretty shiny...

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  2. If by open... by retech · · Score: 5, Funny

    he means they'll track all my personal information and use it to their advantage... then count me in!