mercurynews.com — "My guess is that Google, young and immensely profitable, simply has more money than sense. Whatever the motivation, Google has pledged it would install the network -- at a cost of at least several million dollars -- and operate it for five years."
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lavaAug 15, 2006
More money than sense? Gee, I wonder how they made all that money in the first place...
mykotronAug 15, 2006
LOL Yeah Google really needs every grandmother and her dog calling for phone support to hook up their new fandangled internet. GIMME A BREAK. ITS FREE!!!?
4bitAug 15, 2006
Well, they might be cahcing our data... (and by might, I mean of course they are), but that's not the real money here.The landing page is. Specifically, the ads there on.Google gives away it's search engine, but people pay for the ads.And if you're on google network, what search engine are you most likely to use? The one on the home page of course, which will take you to... of all things... more places they can show ads.Honestly, they have more sense than money, and we all admit they're loaded. They've somehow managed to market to people across generations without us feeling invaded or beaten over the head with it. Even the cynical Gen X & Y...
twangoAug 15, 2006
Insanely great. And SEE how easy it is? Why don't you have that where YOU live?
twangoAug 15, 2006
We're talking Mt. View here. Can you spell "density"?? If they don't know how to set up Wi-Fi, there are people in 10 surrounding apartments who'd be glad to help.
encognitoAug 15, 2006
Living in Mountain View + New MBP + Free WiFi == :-D