I'll stand by my claim that it was a fiasco. It's not a bad product, mind you. (Hmmm, well, maybe it is kind of bad, but that wasn't my main point).
Here is what I mean:
You know how your brain just likes something about the "packaging" of Google Maps, Gmail, Google Reader, etc.? It's like, the foil wrapper on a pack of Upper Deck baseball cards, or the perfectly shiny and good-feeling plastic Diet Coke bottle that makes a great "clicking" sound when you twist the cap, before the final "crack" and whoosh of bubbles. When you see these packages, your brain immediately associates with them that tiny little "rush" that comes from the use of the associated product and of the packaging itself. (E.g., opening the pack and seeing what baseball cards you got; twisting the cap and having the first sip of caffeine and l-phenylalaline). Because software is, at the UI level, both packaging and product, this same phenomenon can exist.
I believe that Google has created these brain-friendly packages for most of its products. Google Video simply missed the mark entirely, in that sense. It feels like work to use the thing. It doesn't feel like something that will, even if just a tiny, tiny bit, excite me on some level.
Google, please don't repeat the Google Video fiasco. Get a rock-solid product going--even if it's bare-bones--before shoving it out the door. I am not suggesting you hold it back until it's a "finished product," contrary to your usual way of doing things. Rather, what I'm saying is, if you are going to release it in "beta," make sure the functionality that is available is actually functional and lives up to that Googly-goodness that we have come to expect.
"No need to live on campus. No need even to be a student."
That would be right, were it not the case that education has never been about "education" but is really about "signalling".
At least, non-dynamically created banner ads. In The Future, all ads will be dynamically targeted, based on one metric or another. Banner ads will have to adapt or die.
Is the market really That Stupid (TM)? I'm asking it as a genuine question. I would have thought not. If the market really is That Stupid, this would seem like quite a nice arb opportunity, no? As a side point, I would be shocked and amazed if a 3% movement in a company the with the market cap of GOOG was caused by a small announcement such as this.
I used Google News for a while a number of years ago. I gave it up because it wasn't really doing a good job doing what it was supposed to: Presenting relevant news articles. About a week ago, I checked it out again. It still sucks. There were two articles on the front page that contained "news" at least two days old. Yes, the _articles_ were new, but the content in the article was days-old. I wonder if Google News took a little bit _too_ much influence from Slashdot.
Seriously. I mean, I could pretty drastically "lower the voltage" and "improve batterly life" if I replace the LCD with a single LED, and the hard disk with a block of cheese... but that doesn't quite make it a good idea.
"Bundling" tendencies will be interesting to see
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Disney Buys Pixar
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It will be interesting to see to what extent Jobs tries to "bundle" products, with the new market-power. For instance, will Disney-related animation software for children be available only for the Mac platform? Will a Disney DVD be included with the future iMac mini PVR/media box/whatever? etc.
I'm curious to hear from someone who knows--how difficult would it be (in terms of what kind of technology would it require, and relatively how expensive compared to stantionary-wiring would it be) to have service in the trains, too?
"How are these companies supposed to really list out all the IP owners if they were to install a full desktop or server environment - there could be literally thousands of parties listed!"
Easy.... hire lawyers.
"What are the current Fortune 500 companies doing, as many of those use Linux in one form or another?"
Hiring lawyers.
Slashdot Mirror
Is this really news, or is this an organization saying "no comment" until there's been due process?
Here is what I mean:
Google, please don't repeat the Google Video fiasco. Get a rock-solid product going--even if it's bare-bones--before shoving it out the door. I am not suggesting you hold it back until it's a "finished product," contrary to your usual way of doing things. Rather, what I'm saying is, if you are going to release it in "beta," make sure the functionality that is available is actually functional and lives up to that Googly-goodness that we have come to expect.
"No need to live on campus. No need even to be a student." That would be right, were it not the case that education has never been about "education" but is really about "signalling".
i think this is actually genuinely humorous, and does not rely on true hateful/hurtful feelings to be humorous.
Human......angels? Human angels, you mean...right? Because I need something to believe in..
Google could be, for all we know, censoring OUR search results, as a result of pressure from our overlords.
At least, non-dynamically created banner ads. In The Future, all ads will be dynamically targeted, based on one metric or another. Banner ads will have to adapt or die.
Is the market really That Stupid (TM)? I'm asking it as a genuine question. I would have thought not. If the market really is That Stupid, this would seem like quite a nice arb opportunity, no? As a side point, I would be shocked and amazed if a 3% movement in a company the with the market cap of GOOG was caused by a small announcement such as this.
I used Google News for a while a number of years ago. I gave it up because it wasn't really doing a good job doing what it was supposed to: Presenting relevant news articles. About a week ago, I checked it out again. It still sucks. There were two articles on the front page that contained "news" at least two days old. Yes, the _articles_ were new, but the content in the article was days-old. I wonder if Google News took a little bit _too_ much influence from Slashdot.
Seriously. I mean, I could pretty drastically "lower the voltage" and "improve batterly life" if I replace the LCD with a single LED, and the hard disk with a block of cheese... but that doesn't quite make it a good idea.
It will be interesting to see to what extent Jobs tries to "bundle" products, with the new market-power. For instance, will Disney-related animation software for children be available only for the Mac platform? Will a Disney DVD be included with the future iMac mini PVR/media box/whatever? etc.
I'm curious to hear from someone who knows--how difficult would it be (in terms of what kind of technology would it require, and relatively how expensive compared to stantionary-wiring would it be) to have service in the trains, too?
You're right. News like this makes me sad :(
"How are these companies supposed to really list out all the IP owners if they were to install a full desktop or server environment - there could be literally thousands of parties listed!" Easy.... hire lawyers. "What are the current Fortune 500 companies doing, as many of those use Linux in one form or another?" Hiring lawyers.