I'm what you would call a "Google convert". I use google products, and tend to prefer them over others.
Gmail, Android, Chrome, Google D[ocs|rive] Google Voice, G+, all have been successes for me. I get where they are going: They cannot win the desktop wars, so they are gunning to win the web. Some (or maybe most) people don't like the idea that Google can look at my docs, images, email, search history, etc. I understand this fear, but I am unsure how valid it is. I tend to believe that if somebody wanted to find something out about me, they probably could, even though I keep a relatively low profile on the internet. Without this information that they gather, they cannot offer the excellent products they provide for free, or with limited advertisements. I'm okay with that, because I (oddly) expect that all of the big tech companies do this. Even Microsoft, with their "Scroogled" campaign, likely uses data from Outlook.com or Bing to their advantage. Also, they are beginning to harness this information in useful ways, such as what they are doing with Google Now. The "paradigm shift" is the move to the web, where your browser is your operating system, and the cloud is your datastore. It's not for those with secrets, but I don't have any so it works for me. It's not like everything Google touches is golden. The Google Pixel is a high-end laptop for a low-end OS. And the Glass is defiantly what I would call "beta" hardware. Of course, you have all of the other Google flops as well. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:26:52 -0800 Subject: Re: Color me skeptical > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> They hit paydirt with "search, don't sort" and "sell user > > >> data/advertising to others, not services to users". > > > > But that wasn't a paradigm shift.... > > Seems like it is mostly a discussion about what constitutes a > "paradigm shift", then, because I generally agree with the rest of > your analysis. :-) Some of it's quite apt -- especially the bit > about big companies floundering once their core competency market is > saturated and they're forced to branch out. > > A couple small additions: > > > Microsoft's advantage was actually APIs upon which rich ecosystems could > > be built by 3rd parties and enterprises. ... they lost their dominance in > > mobile by not understanding what their strengths really were > > Microsoft's big mistake in the mobile market was making something > that wasn't compatible with their existing stuff. So when Apple came > along with a more compelling product, there was no reason not to jump > ship. It wasn't so much that the API wasn't good enough (although > maybe that was a problem, too) but that it was *different*. > > The same will happen with Win 8, I suspect. They think that putting > Windows Apps on desktop and mobile will mean tons of adoption of the > new Windows Apps platform. I suspect it will actually mean a white > elephant on the desktop. I don't think they have any other choice, > though. > > > Google is a search company that sells data derived, in part, from search. > > All these other forays into different technologies are just distracting > > them. > > Largely agree, but they've had some success with GMail and GApps. > Of course, even there, a big part of GMail's success was the search > function. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
