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Call me naive: I think you can make a lot of money, go public, even monopolize a market, and still retain a moral compass that points in the direction of Google’s stated top priority—users.
But Google lost me today:
Google is now displaying “tips” that point searchers to Google Calendar, Blogger and Picasa for any search phrase that includes “calendar” (e.g. Yahoo calendar), “blog” and “photo sharing,” respectively. This is clearly bad for competitors, and it’s also a bad sign for Google. But I generally support anything that benefits users, even if it’s controversial. I believe, for instance, that shipping Internet Explorer with Windows was a good move. So why are tips bad for users?
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<p>Call me naive: I think you can make a lot of money, go public, even monopolize a market, and still retain a moral compass that points in the direction of Google’s <a href="http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html">stated top priority</a>—users.</p> <p>But Google lost me today:</p> <p></p><center><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=photo+sharing&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8"><img src="http://www.blakeross.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/google-tip.gif" border="0"></a></center><p></p> <p>Google is now displaying “tips” that point searchers to Google Calendar, Blogger and Picasa for any search phrase that includes “calendar” (e.g. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&hs=6ef&q=Yahoo+calendar&btnG=Search">Yahoo calendar</a>), “blog” and “photo sharing,” respectively. This is clearly bad for competitors, and it’s also a bad sign for Google. But I generally support anything that benefits users, even if it’s controversial. I believe, for instance, that shipping Internet Explorer with Windows was a good move. So why are tips bad for users?</p> |
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