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Wow, as somebody who remembers Xerox's lethargy even in the 80s and 90s, that's both an incredibly apt comparison and shockingly accurate.
by bane 4y ago
Wow, as somebody who remembers Xerox's lethargy even in the 80s and 90s, that's both an incredibly apt comparison and shockingly accurate.
- _boffin_ 4y agoAlmost every time i hear google now, i think of the book Dealers of Lightning and how there was an amazing product, but management just could not execute.
- nextos 4y agoGoogle is a large conglomerate (Alphabet). So a big heterogeneous federation. If they managed this well, it'd could be much more long-lived than other corporations. Google itself could loose steam but other companies, e.g. DeepMind, could fill in the void. However, the founders seem not to care.
- tap-snap-or-nap 4y agoAlthough DeepMind made and improved AlphaGo, they did not produce ChatGPT. Just like Apple went to Xerox and saw the potential of innovations that Xerox was neglecting.