Comments on: The Trojan Horse with a Touchscreen http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/ Homo homini rodentius est Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:20:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: WinExtra - Sunday Blog Review: Diary of a Rat http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-8366 WinExtra - Sunday Blog Review: Diary of a Rat Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:47:47 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-8366 [...] Will Always Be an A-list The Trojan Horse with a Touchscreen A Beginner Guide to RSS (Feeds) Bubble [...] [...] Will Always Be an A-list The Trojan Horse with a Touchscreen A Beginner Guide to RSS (Feeds) Bubble [...]

]]> By: nigel http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-6577 nigel Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:00:26 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-6577 Google is not a loser. They still follow their long term strategy. They have first started with their mobile apps: Google talk, maps, etc. These apps already exist. What comes next? A mobile OS build a framework around the already developed components. Keep expanding. Apple set the stage, now Google takes over with a platform independent solution. You don't need an iPhone anymore when everything has a great platform independent interface. You don't have to be the first pioneer in order to win in a certain market. Google is not a loser. They still follow their long term strategy. They have first started with their mobile apps: Google talk, maps, etc. These apps already exist. What comes next? A mobile OS build a framework around the already developed components. Keep expanding. Apple set the stage, now Google takes over with a platform independent solution. You don’t need an iPhone anymore when everything has a great platform independent interface. You don’t have to be the first pioneer in order to win in a certain market.

]]> By: Sprague D http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5897 Sprague D Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:00:24 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5897 David, Browsers run on operating systems and 95% of computer users use Windows. Google is subject to Microsoft leveraging their ownership of the platform to impact search behavior -- that's why Google was so concerned about Vista integrating search features that bypassed the browser. And I have to disagree about Google's agility -- when it comes to revenue, Google is anything but agile -- almost all of their income comes from search-related advertising. If that market were to be impacted by the recession, or aggressive moves by Microsoft, they would be hurting. David,

Browsers run on operating systems and 95% of computer users use Windows. Google is subject to Microsoft leveraging their ownership of the platform to impact search behavior — that’s why Google was so concerned about Vista integrating search features that bypassed the browser.

And I have to disagree about Google’s agility — when it comes to revenue, Google is anything but agile — almost all of their income comes from search-related advertising. If that market were to be impacted by the recession, or aggressive moves by Microsoft, they would be hurting.

]]> By: David Keech http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5892 David Keech Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:52:56 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5892 What makes you think that Google is dependant on Microsoft ? The majority of Google's income comes from normal advertising on normal websites. This is dependant only on users with browsers. Nothing more. Furthermore, Google is an agile company. If something changed overnight so that no websites would use Adsense anymore, Google would be able to create a new revenue stream to compensate for it. While they were doing that, Google would still have all the ad revenue from its own web properties (blogger, gmail, igoogle, search results, etc.) and its other, non-advertising revenue such as sales of its search appliance. I don't think the iPhone or MobileMe is any danger whatsoever to Google. As much as I love the new features of the iPhone - they're enough to make me want to buy one now - the MobileMe platform causes me to hesitate. I still remember what Apple did to .Mac and I suspect a lot of other Apple fans will remember that as well. Apple have gained a lot of new fans since then so MobileMe may be a success straight away but if too many people remember the .Mac bait-and-switch then Apple may find the uptake a bit slower than expected. What makes you think that Google is dependant on Microsoft ? The majority of Google’s income comes from normal advertising on normal websites. This is dependant only on users with browsers. Nothing more.

Furthermore, Google is an agile company. If something changed overnight so that no websites would use Adsense anymore, Google would be able to create a new revenue stream to compensate for it. While they were doing that, Google would still have all the ad revenue from its own web properties (blogger, gmail, igoogle, search results, etc.) and its other, non-advertising revenue such as sales of its search appliance.

I don’t think the iPhone or MobileMe is any danger whatsoever to Google.

As much as I love the new features of the iPhone – they’re enough to make me want to buy one now – the MobileMe platform causes me to hesitate. I still remember what Apple did to .Mac and I suspect a lot of other Apple fans will remember that as well. Apple have gained a lot of new fans since then so MobileMe may be a success straight away but if too many people remember the .Mac bait-and-switch then Apple may find the uptake a bit slower than expected.

]]> By: Sprague D http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5865 Sprague D Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:57:08 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5865 Jason, I'm more and more impressed with the focus at Apple -- a much smaller company than Microsoft that consistently delivers on a clear vision. If they make a significant move into enterprises, it'll be a business school case study for the ages... Jason,

I’m more and more impressed with the focus at Apple — a much smaller company than Microsoft that consistently delivers on a clear vision. If they make a significant move into enterprises, it’ll be a business school case study for the ages…

]]> By: Webomatica http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5864 Webomatica Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:08:32 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/06/09/the-trojan-horse-with-a-touchscreen/#comment-5864 Yeah this could be very big for Apple. I think they have a good shot because the mobile device is very desirable and the software demonstrates clear utility. It's what you can do with it that will be seductive to the consumer. And yeah - Apple is definitely trying to make stuff that people will pay for, imagine that... Yeah this could be very big for Apple. I think they have a good shot because the mobile device is very desirable and the software demonstrates clear utility. It’s what you can do with it that will be seductive to the consumer. And yeah – Apple is definitely trying to make stuff that people will pay for, imagine that…

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