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Surprise, Surprise (Not): A Google OS
Last night, I was thinking about some of the products I’d like to see Google develop (e.g. a blog publishing tool and iPhone apps for Google Reader and GMail).
In mentally considering other possibilities, one thing that I didn’t thing about was an operating system. So, it was interesting to wake up this morning to [...]
First Impressions of Bing: Promising
The launch of Bing has, if anything, been interesting.
It was apparently going be launched last Thursday before Google pulled the rug out from Microsoft by unveiling Wave. Then, Bing was going to be launched on June 3. But, today, Bing is live.
First impressions are that Bing has some interesting features that could make it an [...]
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Is Google Afraid of Bing?
Perhaps this is a thought coming from left-field but is there a possibility that Google is afraid of Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing?
This thesis is based on a few developments:
1. On the day Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was apparently scheduled to unveil Bing at the All Things D conference, Google unleashed its eye-catching Wave, a [...]
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The Goodness of Google
As the world’s dominant search engine, it’s not surprising that Google attracts a lot of attention and, along with it, a fair of criticism for how it operates.
But stepping back from the fray, the thing about Google that’s even more impressive than the power of its search engine is the portfolio of services it continues [...]
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Can the Zune Zoom?
In an industry, becoming the “default” product is a dream come true.
When most people think of buying an MP3 player, for example, they immediately think about an iPod. It’s not that other products aren’t as good and/or better value, it’s just that the iPod has become so ubiquitous, it’s difficult for other products to attract [...]
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Toronto Company Kills Word Sales