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Every time someone raises this point of view (that Google is flat-out copying everything they can), someone comes up with "remember Google Glass and the self dr
by herval 14y ago
Every time someone raises this point of view (that Google is flat-out copying everything they can), someone comes up with "remember Google Glass and the self driving cars". The problem is: neither innovations are yet on the market and we frankly don't know if they'll ever be. Just like very innovative products from OTHER companies as well. Remember MS Courier and Nokia's flexible/morphing phones?
- myko 14y agoMonetization != Innovation Many of Google's projects are advancing the state of the art, if you don't see that I don't know what to tell you.
- hackinthebochs 14y agoI really have a hard time considering polishing an existing product as "innovation". Sure its adding value, but innovation it is not.
- myko 14y agoCars that drive themselves is polishing an existing product? What's an example of something that would be innovating?
- hackinthebochs 14y agoI thought the parent post established that we were referring to their other products (basically everything besides glass and self-driving cars). These products are the ones I was referring to.
- herval 14y agoMost innovation is polishing existing things. Sometimes the polishing is as simple as an "iteration" (eg gorilla glass), sometimes it's a complete leap ahead (self-driving cars). Innovative != absolutely new
- herval 14y agoI'll answer with my default reply for the google case: if someone steals your lunch and starves you to death (eg.: google getting killed by apple or facebook), you innovation doesn't matter. It'll never see the light of day. Pa.: downvoting for disagreeing is childish