On 1/5/06, Ted Tagami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think they are diluting their valuation. They are playing the portal game, not good for Google. A clear signal growth is slowing. They should be doing something like acquiring on2 and then extending.
...and what is up with the Google Pack? According to WSJ:
The Mountain View, Calif., search company also plans to announce Google Pack, a bundle of software from Google and other companies that consumers will be able to download and install on their computers, say people familiar with the matter. That software will include the open-source Firefox Web browser, a version of Norton AntiVirus software from Symantec Corp., Adobe Systems Inc.'s Reader software, RealNetworks Inc.'s RealPlayer multimedia software, Trillian instant-messaging software from Cerulean Studios and Lavasoft AB's Ad-Aware antispyware software. Google Pack will also include Google's own desktop search software, Google Earth satellite imaging and maps software, Picasa photo-management software, Google Talk instant-messaging program, its Toolbar add-on for Web browsers and screen saver software.
Seems cobbled together in a rush...or am I just missing it?On 1/5/06, Michael Sullivan < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:i wonder how much demand there is for this.
my gut tells me it will only be a mediocre business for google...
but i may be way off.
what do you think?On 1/5/06, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Excerpt from http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060105-064736 :Yahoo! Groups Links
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Per-per-view video or video for purchase is no surprise. Google's
already said it would do this. It's simply been a matter of timing, so
perhaps the time -- Page's first CES address -- is right. Rumblings
supporting the Wall Street Journal's story are out there. Garrett
Rogers has spotted per per view screens in the wild, along with
perhaps a new video software program coming.
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Excerpt from http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124213,00.asp :
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Google plans to announce Friday a new service that will allow
consumers to buy and download videos from its Web site, and a
downloadable bundle of software applications, The Wall Street Journal
reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
"We aren't commenting on any new planned services," a Google
spokesperson says. "All we're saying is that we have a number of
exciting announcements that we will be make on Friday at the Consumer
Electronics Show."
As part of a major upgrade to Google's video-search service, consumers
will be able to pay to download and view videos, such as television
shows, on their computer from Google content partners such as TV
companies, according to the WSJ report.
Google plans to announce partnerships with some major players,
including CBS and the National Basketball Association, the report says.
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