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This is something I've noticed about Amazon. The first version of things they come out with generally suck (See: Kindle, Kindle Fire, a lot of AWS services), bu

by xxpor 14y ago

This is something I've noticed about Amazon. The first version of things they come out with generally suck (See: Kindle, Kindle Fire, a lot of AWS services), but they iterate like hell. Everything is rapidly improved every iteration. This is opposed to Google, which tends to throw something out there that's pretty good to begin with, but once it's released it doesn't get much support and dies. Also, Google's (hosting) services tend to get more expensive, AWS always gets cheaper. I think it says a lot about how each company works.

SatvikBeri 14y ago
If you view the loop as: Creator(s) -> Product -> Creator's feedback -> Consumer's feedback Google seems to have heavy focus on the "Creator's feedback" portion, while Amazon has heavy focus on the "Consumer's feedback." That's why Amazon will release crappy v1's. This is basically the same as the agile development philosophy: orient your process to get external feedback as soon as possible.