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Google's business model does in fact involve around locking people into Google's services. To the extent that lockin into a particular system makes that easier
by bzbarsky 14y ago
Google's business model does in fact involve around locking people into Google's services. To the extent that lockin into a particular system makes that easier, they are quite happy with such lockin.
- bagacrap 14y agoso in other words, the extent to which lockin makes lockin easier makes google quite happy with lockin.
- bzbarsky 14y agoPretty much, with different objects for "lockin". ;)
- Raphael 14y agoGoogle offers a stable of compelling free services. If that's lock-in, then throw away the key.
- bzbarsky 14y agoGoogle's goal is to make sure you see their ads. To the extent that having compelling free services helps, they're doing compelling free services. But the goal is user eyeballs, not having compelling free services. So Google is perfectly happy to do other things that help ensure users will use said services. Nothing wrong with that, by the way.