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> Microsoft and Google both suffer from the same disease, they try to sell a product, not address a need. Actually, Chrome and Nexus-branded Android phones are
by Pewpewarrows 15y ago
> Microsoft and Google both suffer from the same disease, they try to sell a product, not address a need.
Actually, Chrome and Nexus-branded Android phones are the only Google products that I've seen advertised, ever. Of their hundreds of products, those 2 are the only ones that they're trying to "sell". In fact, Wave was pretty much their only product that comes to mind that didn't address a need (or at least that was the public perception), hence its inevitable demise. The rest (Search, Gmail, Docs, Android, Chrome, etc) were all direct responses to problems that people had.
- nolok 15y agoThere is A LOT of ads for google chrome in France. By a lot I mean that there were entire metro stations with every single ad spots paid by google for chrome in Paris.
- whopa 15y agoGoogle advertising for non-Chrome/Android isn't common, but it does happen. For example, I was in Vegas a few months ago and the airport had a bunch of ads for Hotpot.
- btilly 15y agoActually ou probably saw the very first Google ad on TV. It was a very cute ad for search. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU for the ad.