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Think about it. Really hard. In your visualizations use terms like "licensing" and "international". You may find enlightenment this way.

masklinn 16y ago
> Think about it. Really hard. No need to think hard about it: Google simply doesn't give a shit. Really. Let me remind you that, almost two years in, Google Voice is still completely and utterly useless outside of North America. > You may find enlightenment this way. Enlightenment as to why the video of their ebooks demo would be region-locked?
- amackera 16y ago
  Well, in Canada at least, there's pretty immovable legislation preventing them from rolling it out.
  - bruceboughton 16y ago
    What legislation is that?
  - deleted 16y ago
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- chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
  > No need to think hard about it: Google simply doesn't give a shit. This is a big call. There are many, many factors that prevent a global release of something like Books.
  - masklinn 16y ago
    No. There are many factors which make it harder, and Google can't be arsed to make an effort and they only open products internationally when that requires next to none. That's exactly what they've always done.
tomjen3 16y ago
All my visualization came with was the words "bloody fucking racists", "typical Goggle" and "screw that, they are available on certain ship related sites for free." What did you visualize?
- eli 16y ago
  Racist is an awfully strong word. You may not like it, but it's surely just pragmatism on their part. It requires a considering investment in lawyers and time for each country they launch in, so it makes sense to start with their home (and likely largest) market.
- sfphotoarts 16y ago
  last time I checked, the USA has pretty much people from all races. Most US companies will launch something in English only with the domestic market in mind to test the waters, then when it becomes economically viable to do so expand licensing and other issues out to other countries. I'm sure the companies that innovate in your country do the same.
  - timknauf 16y ago
    Coming from a small nation, doing anything tech-focused and not launching internationally is hard for me to wrap my head around. But I guess the factors in play here are a) a huge domestic market and more significantly b) the inevitable licensing issues that other commenters have pointed out.

masklinn 16y ago

> Think about it. Really hard. No need to think hard about it: Google simply doesn't give a shit. Really. Let me remind you that, almost two years in, Google Voice is still completely and utterly useless outside of North America. > You may find enlightenment this way. Enlightenment as to why the video of their ebooks demo would be region-locked?

amackera 16y ago
Well, in Canada at least, there's pretty immovable legislation preventing them from rolling it out.
- bruceboughton 16y ago
  What legislation is that?
- deleted 16y ago
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chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
> No need to think hard about it: Google simply doesn't give a shit. This is a big call. There are many, many factors that prevent a global release of something like Books.
- masklinn 16y ago
  No. There are many factors which make it harder, and Google can't be arsed to make an effort and they only open products internationally when that requires next to none. That's exactly what they've always done.

tomjen3 16y ago

All my visualization came with was the words "bloody fucking racists", "typical Goggle" and "screw that, they are available on certain ship related sites for free." What did you visualize?

eli 16y ago
Racist is an awfully strong word. You may not like it, but it's surely just pragmatism on their part. It requires a considering investment in lawyers and time for each country they launch in, so it makes sense to start with their home (and likely largest) market.
sfphotoarts 16y ago
last time I checked, the USA has pretty much people from all races. Most US companies will launch something in English only with the domestic market in mind to test the waters, then when it becomes economically viable to do so expand licensing and other issues out to other countries. I'm sure the companies that innovate in your country do the same.
- timknauf 16y ago
  Coming from a small nation, doing anything tech-focused and not launching internationally is hard for me to wrap my head around. But I guess the factors in play here are a) a huge domestic market and more significantly b) the inevitable licensing issues that other commenters have pointed out.