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> It's like we're heading back to the days when people didn't know the difference between AOL and "the internet." I hate to say it, I really do, because I used
by Zelphyr 8y ago
> It's like we're heading back to the days when people didn't know the difference between AOL and "the internet."
I hate to say it, I really do, because I used to respect Google and liked their products, but if you imagine combining the perception of "AOL is the internet" with the way Microsoft acted up to the mid-2000's and I think you have Google.
- jrnichols 8y agowe're definitely there in the K-12 market. The only email kids know is Gmail. The only browser they know is Chrome. The only OS a lot of them now know is ChromeOS, on the Chromebook their school was basically given "for free." their editors are Google Docs, Google Sheets, they use Google Hangounts to chat. Their phones are Android with all of the Google services. They know YouTube, Google Play, Google Music, etc. YouTube again for music. Some have iPhones .. and their Apple ID is a @gmail.com address. It terrifies me just how deeply Google has entrenched itself in the K-12 education market. At least when Apple was everywhere, we still had Microsoft Office vs Appleworks/etc. Google is now more "the internet" than AOL could have dreamed of.
- ddalex 8y agoThe question now is fight them or join them. On Microsoft people had chosen to fight, because the tech was horrible in effect, and Linux made much nicer server platforms. On Google, I'm not so sure. The tech is nice, and everything works beautifully for 99% of the users