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Jul
10
2010

  • The highest ranked answer on that thread, though it contains some interesting details, is way off. Managing VCs well was not what made Google successful-- or what makes any startup successful. The real key decisions were things like realizing search itself was important, at a time when all the other search engines thought it was unsexy, and were trying to get people to start calling them "portals" instead; designing the architecture to work on large numbers of unreliable, cheap computers; understanding how important speed was; making the site uncluttered; deciding to hire only very smart people; etc. That's what made the company valuable, and if it hadn't been valuable it wouldn't have mattered how well they'd avoided dilution.
  • It's also full of inaccuracies. The "interesting details" are largely wrong. Unfortunately it's written in an authoratative style, so people assume it's true and upvote, demonstrating one of the major flaws in vote based systems.
May
5
2010

  • While Mr. Palma didn't go into details, users of Google Editions would be able to read books from a web browser—meaning that the type of e-reader device wouldn't matter. The company also could build software to optimize reading on certain devices like an iPhone or iPad but hasn't announced any specific plans.
  • "This levels the retail playing field," said Evan Schnittman, vice president of global business development for Oxford University Press. "And as a publisher, what I like is that I won't have to think about audiences based on devices. This is an electronic product that consumers can get anywhere as long as they have a Google account."
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Jun
18
2010

If it wasnt for Google I/O completely being released on Youtube and Microsoft doing the same thing, Apple would still charge money for this.I am writing this on my MBP, but I hate the fact that Apple always requires a competitor chasing them to be 'not that evil'.

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Jun
16
2010

    • Remember that TV is social. 
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      • Consider how groups might use your website or application. 
      • Offer ways for individuals to use your site or apps in social settings.
May
10
2010

  • This is a golden opportunity for Google to prove that Web apps are the future. Like Google Voice for the iPhone, Google Editions should be a Web app that doesn't seem like a Web site, packed with features like bookmarks, a dictionary, highlights, annotations, and adjustable font sizes. Bonus points if Google can make Web apps optimized for the Kindle's and Nook's primitive browsers.
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