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One thing I don't understand: why pre-announce so early?

by andreyf 17y ago

inerte 17y ago
To give developers one more reason to focus on web technologies, coding their apps in HTML 5 / Canvas / Gears.
10ren 17y ago
One of the other stories claimed they said it was because (last Thursday) the NYT and Ars Technica reported it. That's what Google said, but of course they didn't have to confirm the stories (and I think they haven't on previous occasions unless it suited them). So your question remains: why does it suit them now? (Guessing), perhaps part of their evolution into a huge corp?
- JunkDNA 17y ago
  Wild speculation: perhaps they are trying to get out in front of upcoming announcements on actual products to show they are working in this space too? The crunch pad is due out soon and Apple is also believed to have a product in this space as well. If they put this out there now, any publicity for similar products on blogs and news articles will also likely have a blurb that "Google has also announced they will enter this competitive space..."
growt 17y ago
I don't know, but I think the early Google Wave announcement was a similar thing.
- eli 17y ago
  shrug That's what I thought when they launched Google Base. I still don't get it. (Is it supposed to be an S3 competitor?)
  - redorb 17y ago
    Im pretty sure google base can be written off as a failure - not total since its still in operation. But it was supposed to be a repository for product information that google could throw into search results like video and news. http://www.google.com/base/?gsessionid=6m6iYVR2r0FJA9WdwcC17w http://www.google.com/base/?gsessionid=6m6iYVR2r0FJA9WdwcC17... google base : post it. Find it on Google.
eli 17y ago
The same reason the infamously secretive Apple pre-announced the iPhone. So it has apps!
pchristensen 17y ago
Because OEM agreements take a long time to get into place and the OEMs want to see some positive response.
dugmartin 17y ago
Google seems to be taking a page from the Microsoft playbook to spread some FUD.

One thing I don't understand: why pre-announce so early?

by andreyf 17y ago

One thing I don't understand: why pre-announce so early?

inerte 17y ago

To give developers one more reason to focus on web technologies, coding their apps in HTML 5 / Canvas / Gears.

10ren 17y ago

One of the other stories claimed they said it was because (last Thursday) the NYT and Ars Technica reported it. That's what Google said, but of course they didn't have to confirm the stories (and I think they haven't on previous occasions unless it suited them). So your question remains: why does it suit them now? (Guessing), perhaps part of their evolution into a huge corp?

JunkDNA 17y ago
Wild speculation: perhaps they are trying to get out in front of upcoming announcements on actual products to show they are working in this space too? The crunch pad is due out soon and Apple is also believed to have a product in this space as well. If they put this out there now, any publicity for similar products on blogs and news articles will also likely have a blurb that "Google has also announced they will enter this competitive space..."

growt 17y ago

I don't know, but I think the early Google Wave announcement was a similar thing.

eli 17y ago
shrug That's what I thought when they launched Google Base. I still don't get it. (Is it supposed to be an S3 competitor?)
- redorb 17y ago
  Im pretty sure google base can be written off as a failure - not total since its still in operation. But it was supposed to be a repository for product information that google could throw into search results like video and news. http://www.google.com/base/?gsessionid=6m6iYVR2r0FJA9WdwcC17w http://www.google.com/base/?gsessionid=6m6iYVR2r0FJA9WdwcC17... google base : post it. Find it on Google.

eli 17y ago

The same reason the infamously secretive Apple pre-announced the iPhone. So it has apps!

pchristensen 17y ago

Because OEM agreements take a long time to get into place and the OEMs want to see some positive response.

dugmartin 17y ago

Google seems to be taking a page from the Microsoft playbook to spread some FUD.