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arschgaudiDec 20, 2010
Well that's a vote of confidence.
metheenigmaDec 20, 2010
You can always count on google to do the impossible, trying to marry the PC-based Internet and the traditional television world.
hipmanDec 20, 2010
Yeah.That sure hasn't been done before.
pw378Dec 20, 2010
Tried, yes. Done, no. Webtv was a trial & failure.
hipmanDec 20, 2010
And this is any different because?....
pw378Dec 21, 2010
For one thing, TV's in 1998 had horrible resolution. With high-def 63" 1080p flat screens, the display is a lot more appealing and usable.
For another, in 1998 there wasn't much (any?) streaming video content, photo sharing sites, streaming music, etc... and dial-up sucked on a PC and was felt even more intolerable when waiting for images to load on a television.
jasoncoxDec 20, 2010
Google wasn't the first to do this... Microsoft did it almost a decade ago... and the interface was also a ton better and people still didn't want it.
takamalakDec 20, 2010
Starting to get used to google giving up on emerging tech, or not thinking things through all the way. Apple used to be like this, but they shaped up pretty much. Hope google does the same.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
TomHanks4Dec 20, 2010
yes... because designing a phone with a flawed antenna and then saying its fine because other phones have antenna problems too is really thinking things through and not giving up.
here google sees a problem, they are taking action to fix it and asking that the companies give them time to do it properly instead of shipping an inferior product to customers. seems reasonable enough.
Closed AccountDec 20, 2010
does to me too. common sense if you ask me. we should appreciate their efforts at least
arschgaudiDec 20, 2010
So they released a marginal product, realized it wasn't working well, recall it and you praise them?
In the real world we're expected to ship right the first time. Google rushed the product to market in an attempt to be something more than just a search engine. If anything, this proves that they have a long way to go in order to be anything more than a search engine.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
superkendallDec 20, 2010
The antenna actually works better than other antenna because it is external, but it does have a weakness in that one location. The improved functionality is worth the tradeoff though.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountDec 20, 2010
Google seems to lack the discipline to actually FINISH things. They start work on all sorts of cool things, but the devil is in the details. I think things are just too safe for them. It doesn't matter if Google TV fails because they make so much money in the search market.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
jqp123Dec 20, 2010
Just my opinion but the fundamental underlying problem is the fact that Google is more concerned about serving their own needs rather than the consumer and it shows through in the design of their products.
Take Google TV as an example --- what they really want to achieve is to collect data on the user's viewing habits and display advertising. What the consumer really wants/needs is kind of an afterthought --- a concern only to the extent needed to convince a fair number of naive consumers to accept spyware embedded in their TV.
takamalakDec 20, 2010
A reasoned argument. But it appears that this article has attracted quite a few Google apologists who can't get over the fact that google "gives them free web mailz!!!"
paulsmith288Dec 20, 2010
"the fact that Google is more concerned about serving their own needs rather than the consumer"
Just like everyone else?
takamalakDec 20, 2010
Congrats on realizing that but most of the Google fans here seem to think Google has lofty ideals and wants to give us things out of the goodness of their hearts.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
TomHanks4Dec 20, 2010
i must have missed those comments somehow
jqp123Dec 20, 2010
"Just like everyone else"
No, not just like everyone else.
In the corporate world, the primary focus tends to follow the money. Google does not earn money by selling their products. This inescapable economic fact forces them to focus more on other areas, things other than the product itself.
TomHanks4Dec 20, 2010
traditional businesses ask for money in exchange for products. google asks for your time and your information. it's a little different, and maybe that is scary to people who don't think it through, but most of the time I find it to be a fair deal.
jqp123Dec 20, 2010
"... but most of the time I find it to be a fair deal."
Total conjecture on your part ... for the obvious reason that you have no knowledge or control over the data that is collected or how it is or may be used in the future.
TomHanks4Dec 20, 2010
I completely disagree.
I know exactly what data is collected about me, as I am the source of it. I assume they have access to everything I do with a Google service, and thats fine by me.
Frankly, I don't much care what Google does with it. The value I get from the services Google provides far outweigh any issue I have with letting them analyze me to their heart's content.
jqp123Dec 20, 2010
"I assume they have access to everything I do with a Google service, and thats fine by me."
Yes but that's not all they have access to. Every time you login to Google services, you're updating them with your current IP. Knowing this, they can easily track your browsing history all across the web. Every time you visit a web site with Google ads, your IP address is sent to a Google server. If they really wanted to, they could probably determine how much time you spend here on digg each day.
"Frankly, I don't much care what Google does with it."
How about f they sell this data to your employer so he can get a feel for the amount of hours you're wasting at work on non-productive sites like digg?
Sure, this is an extreme example just to illustrate a point --- you have no control over what Google may do one day with the data they have on you.
TomHanks4Dec 20, 2010
alarmist much? sharing my personal habits (other than as part of an anonymous statistic) is a violation of Google's privacy policy. not only would such behavior leave them open to a ridiculous number of lawsuits, it would threaten their entire business model. it would be incredibly stupid for Google to go into the business of selling individual user's information to employers.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html
ThreatpostDec 21, 2010
I agree. So what if Google mines data from me and sells it to the highest bidder? For one, that information is useless to me, so I'm happy that someone else can use it. Secondly, the services Google provides to me free of charge are a better than equal trade off for the information I provide.
adamjohns99Dec 21, 2010
google are becoming way to greedy in every way, however they are capturing what they want very effectively, even if it is at the hidden detriment of the naive content consumer.
qwed88Dec 20, 2010
...and the panic sets in.
vansouriDec 20, 2010
hopefully will be better
prolikewhoaDec 20, 2010
I got a Revue. It has some bugs but has potential.
wilhoitmDec 21, 2010
Google TV will be in beta for at least 2 to 3 years! /s
djordjevicbojanDec 21, 2010
seems like broadcasters don't fancy the idea of Google Sponsored Ads on their channels ^^
dandridgejasonDec 21, 2010
Who will be better? Google TV or Apple TV? I'm interested to hear your feedback...