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Google has a different philosophy when it comes to dealing with projects. They'll run with just about anything. They encourage

Posted by TWuG Nov 8 '10, 10:23

trying new things. Sure, a lot fails but they learn from the failure. Probably more than they do from their successes.

The only reason Google TV is a "trainwreck" is because it strips a lot of power from content providers and makes it super easy for content users to find and view content on their own schedule. Obviously, providers don't like this so they are working to block/disable/gimp Google TV from their end.

Ultimately they'll fail.

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Since this is their only business, if they fail, that industry dies. So...I doubt it. -- nm - David Nov 8, 10:29 24
- what google does poorly is think through the consequences and ramifications of their cool ideas.... - x Nov 8, 10:35 17
  - Playing devil's advocate, but I think one benefit of coming up with so much stuff (even if they don't individually all make money) is that it helps to - Don Homer Nov 8, 10:43 16
    - I agree in general that it's great that Google believes in creation just for the sake of creation. - David Nov 8, 10:49 4
      - c'mon, man. that's just marketing pap....nm - x Nov 8, 10:52 3
        
        Which part? -- nm - David Nov 8, 10:53 2
        
        the "don't be evil" thing. it's just a corporate smokescreen....nm - x Nov 8, 10:54 1
        
        I fundamentally disagree with you on this. I think they take the high road more than anybody else would in the same situation. -- nm - David Nov 8, 10:55
    - sure. what i don't understand is why people are so fiercely loyal to a giant corpartion that makes 90% of its revenue from advertising... - x Nov 8, 10:47 1
      - I think a lot of people bought into the "don't be evil" hype, kind of amusing since they are basically what MS was 15 years ago. - Don Homer Nov 8, 10:48
    - If Google isn't taking full advantage of these cool ideas by commercialising them, then from the shareholder perspective, mgt isn't doing its job -- nm - Roger More Nov 8, 10:46 7
      - FWIW, I think the most destructive part of our economic system is the shareholder/stock tie. It frequently leads to short-sighted, stupid decisions. -- nm - David Nov 8, 10:52 4
        
        This may be true, but it goes to how the relationship is structured, not the relationship itself. - Roger More Nov 8, 11:00
        
        agreed. the focus on quarterly earnings is really destructive....nm - x Nov 8, 10:55 1
        
        Yeah, I was just spinning that over in my head, trying to come up with a better solution. - David Nov 8, 10:56
        
        Indeed. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 8, 10:52
      - But even when these products "fail", the ideas and tech behind them don't just go away. They wind up integrated into new products. - Ender Nov 8, 10:50
      - That's the short term view, yes. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 8, 10:47
    - Right now the have me for: search, mail, documents, calendar, browser and smartphone OS.. - TWuG Nov 8, 10:45
- I disagree that the industry dies if users have more control. The industry will need to change - TWuG Nov 8, 10:32 5
  - The industry in question, cable television, dies. The one you're discussing is internet content. -- nm - David Nov 8, 10:33 4
    - Cable doesn't have to die. It just needs to do what Google TV does and make it easier to find and watch content on one's own schedule. - TWuG Nov 8, 10:41 3
      - That's great for you. The cable network doesn't get paid if you don't watch your show within 48 hours, though. - David Nov 8, 10:44 2
        
        That's their problem. It isn't without solutions. - TWuG Nov 8, 10:49 1
        
        Right and their problem's solution is to cut Google TV at the knees, which they've done and which is why it's a trainwreck. -- nm - David Nov 8, 10:50

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