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They integrated Buzz with Gmail and were probably terrified of doing that again.
by NegativeK 10y ago
They integrated Buzz with Gmail and were probably terrified of doing that again.
- GuiA 10y agoYeah. Well, for this strategy to work, you need your product to not be thoughtless crap, which Buzz was. So that's the hard part - have good taste.
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- goldfeld 10y agoGoogle's m.o. is not predicated on good taste and foresight but old brute see what sticks--rows of blindsided people throwing--on the wall.
- hackaflocka 10y agoBuzz could have been a great idea IMHO if handled properly. What got them in trouble was the underhanded way in which they 'friended' people, exposing mistresses to wives.