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Is it impossible to attempt to innovate in a space without being accused of trying to kill the space's current leader? (googler, but had never even heard of kn
by skj 8y ago
Is it impossible to attempt to innovate in a space without being accused of trying to kill the space's current leader?
(googler, but had never even heard of knol until now)
- lwansbrough 8y agoWhen Google innovates, it’s usually in a vein attempt to kill competitors in a place where it sees an opportunity for more revenue. Competition from Google is hardly ever fair (despite most of their projects being spectacular failures regardless.) So no it’s not impossible, but it’s always gonna happen when it’s Google/Amazon and the “innovation” is a free alternative to a successful independent business.
- ajross 8y ago> When Google innovates, it’s usually in a vein attempt to kill competitors in a place where it sees an opportunity for more revenue Isn't that how everyone innovates? (FWIW: you meant "vain", I think, but that doesn't seem like the right word either. Maybe "arrogant" was the spin you wanted?)
- lokedhs 8y agoVain seems like an appropriate word to use, when interpretated as "producing no result; useless" That is, after all, the end result of many of Google's attempts at dominating a space. Their love of shutting services down will likely make further future dominations of new fields even harder.
- staticautomatic 8y agoNo, but when a company has a history of trying to completely dominate every space it goes into, it's a fair assumption.
- throwaway314271 8y agoGoogle was considering Wikipedia as main competitor in the late 2000s and the whole "content is a king" mindset. So yeah.