the thing that bothers me about this is that google is a product company, not a services company. groupon is a service. a service that takes 2400 (and countin

the thing that bothers me about this is that google is a product company, not a services company. groupon is a service. a service that takes 2400 (and counting) employees to pull off. the entire business model does not seem to be a good fit for google. that said, i could see some really slick integration with google's local products like places, maps, and now hotpot.