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I think they also are probably releasing products in order to confuse competitors and developers. Joel on Software calls this "Fire and Motion" when Microsoft u
by hexis 17y ago
I think they also are probably releasing products in order to confuse competitors and developers. Joel on Software calls this "Fire and Motion" when Microsoft used to do it. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000339.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000339.html
- intellectronica 17y agoThat's an interesting perspective. That would sort of put them in the 'evil' bucket, and I really don't think they are (or maybe I'm being naive?)
- rgrove 17y agoThey're certainly doing their best to hijack the "Buzz" product name away from Yahoo!.
- thwarted 17y agoOr the buzz.com domain from AT&T. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1079765 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1079765 AT&T To Launch Yelp Competitor - The telco's buzz.com site lets users' "favorite" local vendors and services.
- dunk010 17y agoThey already have a namespace clash http://buzz.blogger.com http://buzz.blogger.com