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In response to "what google does poorly is think through the consequences and ramifications of their cool ideas...." by x

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

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Nov 8 '10, 10:43

build a longtime following/loyalty. The stuff they do that does make money (search) will continue to do so, and maybe eventually by maintaining a big loyal base, other stuff will too.

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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

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