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It wasnt that far off from their wheelhouse to be honest. They do mobile platforms and cloud computing. They are an internet services company. They stream enter

It wasnt that far off from their wheelhouse to be honest. They do mobile platforms and cloud computing. They are an internet services company. They stream entertainment/media with youtube/tv. They have tv set top boxes/dongles. It sure felt like Stadia could have worked with their product and service Portfolio.

kadoban 3y ago
It's within their technical and hardware wheelhouse, no question. The problem comes when you consider them as a company, how they act and how they do products/projects. When your primary competency as a business is rewriting, renaming, combining and splitting the ~same chat app 6 times in 10 years, you _should not_ be getting into a business where customers aren't even going to give you a chance until you can show stability for a few years and build up relationships and a library of games. Not to mention when your idea of customer support is an algorithm and zero humans, you probably shouldn't be getting into a customer-focused business.
- verdverm 3y ago
  I talked to Google support on the phone Sunday, it was fantastic. Every time I call, it's one of the best support experiences, with real humans, who are enabled to solve problems, not deflect. They even got on a screen share to help me out Your understanding of Google support is outdated
  - kadoban 3y ago
    Very cool. How many figures is your company paying them?
    - verdverm 3y ago
      Personal, very small dollar amounts, been like this for years maybe chill on the snarkiness?
      - kadoban 3y ago
        Apologies for the assumption. I've used several Google products for years, including paid ones, and never so much as seen a way to contact a person.
- enos_feedler 3y ago
  If the thesis panned out, nobody would care about reputation because we would have access to games not playable elsewhere according to this leak. Sure many people would not be early adopters, but there is always enough of a cphort that would. Because the cloud native gaming thesis didn’t play out, its easy to say it had something to do with not trusting Google. However the average Google user doesn’t have these kinds of opinions about Google.

kadoban 3y ago

It's within their technical and hardware wheelhouse, no question. The problem comes when you consider them as a company, how they act and how they do products/projects. When your primary competency as a business is rewriting, renaming, combining and splitting the ~same chat app 6 times in 10 years, you _should not_ be getting into a business where customers aren't even going to give you a chance until you can show stability for a few years and build up relationships and a library of games. Not to mention when your idea of customer support is an algorithm and zero humans, you probably shouldn't be getting into a customer-focused business.

verdverm 3y ago
I talked to Google support on the phone Sunday, it was fantastic. Every time I call, it's one of the best support experiences, with real humans, who are enabled to solve problems, not deflect. They even got on a screen share to help me out Your understanding of Google support is outdated
- kadoban 3y ago
  Very cool. How many figures is your company paying them?
  - verdverm 3y ago
    Personal, very small dollar amounts, been like this for years maybe chill on the snarkiness?
    - kadoban 3y ago
      Apologies for the assumption. I've used several Google products for years, including paid ones, and never so much as seen a way to contact a person.
enos_feedler 3y ago
If the thesis panned out, nobody would care about reputation because we would have access to games not playable elsewhere according to this leak. Sure many people would not be early adopters, but there is always enough of a cphort that would. Because the cloud native gaming thesis didn’t play out, its easy to say it had something to do with not trusting Google. However the average Google user doesn’t have these kinds of opinions about Google.