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Facebook has consistently done the same thing with all of their new features (Graph Search, Timeline, etc). I fail to see why this is so egregious?

by manacit 13y ago

willy1234x1 13y ago
To add to that, Google has consistently done invite rollouts in their past like Gmail and Google+ to name a couple.
- tmzt 13y ago
  Early on, in the "startup" stage which seems to be the point that comment was making.
bennesvig 13y ago
Not having immediate access to something makes people automatically want it more (generally).
yebyen 13y ago
They could at least tell you which account has been signed up. Everything's so easy with 1-click, but now that I have multiple accounts signed in at the same time, I have no idea which one requested the invite and I'm going to have to continue to watch _all_ my inboxes... if it has an Android part, which it better, I sure hope I've linked the right account to the invite so that the device can download the app. grumble grumble It actually looks cool though.
- manacit 13y ago
  You would hope -- I noticed the same issue. I ended up just opening an incognito window and logging into my main account that I use for e-mail and requested an invite there. Hopefully that'll make sure at least something lands into an inbox I check. I'm not going to complain though, I just want to try it out!
  - yebyen 13y ago
    Haha... I did exactly the same thing. After, I realized it was so easy that it's really dumb to complain about it.
- movingahead 13y ago
  This and all those other places offering a Google Oauth option prevents me from logging in to multiple accounts on my main browser (Chrome). Although if you do a Google Oauth, it will let you select which email you want to use. I hardly use anything else apart from my personal Apps account, and hence it makes sense to have only a single login on your main browser.
  - axylone 13y ago
    If you set up multiple Chrome users (Settings > Add New User), you can log into multiple google accounts at once.
MatthewPhillips 13y ago
In general people don't like ads for things they cannot have.
- tantalor 13y ago
  What about movie trailers?
  - MatthewPhillips 13y ago
    "coming to theaters July 4th..."
    - epochwolf 13y ago
      "Independence Day 2: American Freedom"
- coldtea 13y ago
  You'd be surprised. People literally lust into ads for "things they cannot have". That's also part of the success of all the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" style shows and magazines on the poor/middle class.
onemorepassword 13y ago
It's the disconnect between what Google is (the 800 pound gorilla that can roll out a new product like an appliance manufacturer can roll out a new toaster), and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). It's the same disconnect that we know from Microsoft, that couldn't see itself as the monopolist they were, because their self-image was still that of the little startup that took on the mighty IBM. Of course it could all just be marketing, like every word out of Google these days is just marketing without substance. Either way, Google doesn't listen to user feedback and is perfectly capable of rolling out a new product on a global scale. "Request an invite" is BS.
- smokinjoe 13y ago
  > It's the disconnect between what Google is (the 800 pound gorilla that can roll out a new product like an appliance manufacturer can roll out a new toaster), and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). How do you know this? I find this Request a clever way to stagger the release of the update. In case there happens to be any issues then only those who volunteered for the update would be affected, hopefully resulting in slightly higher patience.
- moystard 13y ago
  You sound very biased against Google. In that particular case, I think the new Maps is not ready for prime launch yet. I think two things tend to prove that this is the truth: no Google Maps API are available for this new Maps, the presenter (forgot his name) mentioned that they were not ready for prime time; also for other products announced today, they rolled them out right away (new Google+, new Google Music, etc.) so why would they not release this one?
- untog 13y ago
  and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). What? Since when has launching a product to a small audience and gathering feedback been something that only a startup is allowed to do?
- ok_craig 13y ago
maxbaroi 13y ago
The first person to comment sets the narrative.
- bobsoap 13y ago
  A.k.a. "The above-the-fold syndrome"

Facebook has consistently done the same thing with all of their new features (Graph Search, Timeline, etc). I fail to see why this is so egregious?

by manacit 13y ago

Facebook has consistently done the same thing with all of their new features (Graph Search, Timeline, etc). I fail to see why this is so egregious?

willy1234x1 13y ago

To add to that, Google has consistently done invite rollouts in their past like Gmail and Google+ to name a couple.

tmzt 13y ago
Early on, in the "startup" stage which seems to be the point that comment was making.

bennesvig 13y ago

Not having immediate access to something makes people automatically want it more (generally).

yebyen 13y ago

They could at least tell you which account has been signed up. Everything's so easy with 1-click, but now that I have multiple accounts signed in at the same time, I have no idea which one requested the invite and I'm going to have to continue to watch _all_ my inboxes... if it has an Android part, which it better, I sure hope I've linked the right account to the invite so that the device can download the app. grumble grumble It actually looks cool though.

manacit 13y ago
You would hope -- I noticed the same issue. I ended up just opening an incognito window and logging into my main account that I use for e-mail and requested an invite there. Hopefully that'll make sure at least something lands into an inbox I check. I'm not going to complain though, I just want to try it out!
- yebyen 13y ago
  Haha... I did exactly the same thing. After, I realized it was so easy that it's really dumb to complain about it.
movingahead 13y ago
This and all those other places offering a Google Oauth option prevents me from logging in to multiple accounts on my main browser (Chrome). Although if you do a Google Oauth, it will let you select which email you want to use. I hardly use anything else apart from my personal Apps account, and hence it makes sense to have only a single login on your main browser.
- axylone 13y ago
  If you set up multiple Chrome users (Settings > Add New User), you can log into multiple google accounts at once.

MatthewPhillips 13y ago

In general people don't like ads for things they cannot have.

tantalor 13y ago
What about movie trailers?
- MatthewPhillips 13y ago
  "coming to theaters July 4th..."
  - epochwolf 13y ago
    "Independence Day 2: American Freedom"
coldtea 13y ago
You'd be surprised. People literally lust into ads for "things they cannot have". That's also part of the success of all the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" style shows and magazines on the poor/middle class.

onemorepassword 13y ago

It's the disconnect between what Google is (the 800 pound gorilla that can roll out a new product like an appliance manufacturer can roll out a new toaster), and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). It's the same disconnect that we know from Microsoft, that couldn't see itself as the monopolist they were, because their self-image was still that of the little startup that took on the mighty IBM. Of course it could all just be marketing, like every word out of Google these days is just marketing without substance. Either way, Google doesn't listen to user feedback and is perfectly capable of rolling out a new product on a global scale. "Request an invite" is BS.

smokinjoe 13y ago
> It's the disconnect between what Google is (the 800 pound gorilla that can roll out a new product like an appliance manufacturer can roll out a new toaster), and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). How do you know this? I find this Request a clever way to stagger the release of the update. In case there happens to be any issues then only those who volunteered for the update would be affected, hopefully resulting in slightly higher patience.
moystard 13y ago
You sound very biased against Google. In that particular case, I think the new Maps is not ready for prime launch yet. I think two things tend to prove that this is the truth: no Google Maps API are available for this new Maps, the presenter (forgot his name) mentioned that they were not ready for prime time; also for other products announced today, they rolled them out right away (new Google+, new Google Music, etc.) so why would they not release this one?
untog 13y ago
and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). What? Since when has launching a product to a small audience and gathering feedback been something that only a startup is allowed to do?
ok_craig 13y ago

maxbaroi 13y ago

The first person to comment sets the narrative.

bobsoap 13y ago
A.k.a. "The above-the-fold syndrome"