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Google failed to make a big dent in cloud computing, e-reading, instant streaming, product search, on-line payments, and many other areas where they had huge am

Google failed to make a big dent in cloud computing, e-reading, instant streaming, product search, on-line payments, and many other areas where they had huge ambitions, but it was Amazon that drove the market. Amazon even owns 10% of the tablet market, more than Samsung and Google combined. Google has become obsessed with turning itself into a social network, just when social networking reached its peak. Even Jeff Bezos' attempts at getting to the moon have so far been a lot more serious than that of Larry Page... If anything will get us to the moon it's not piles of cash, it's a solid business strategy. I certainly hope Google will find one for glass, their self-driving cars, and other cool hardware projects, but a quick look around all the car manufacturers suggests that Google may once again miss the boat.

ericd 13y ago
>I certainly hope Google will find one for glass, their self-driving cars, and other cool hardware projects, but a quick look around all the car manufacturers suggests that Google may once again miss the boat. The car manufacturers are working on self-driving only on highways, which is nothing compared to general self-driving. I don't know for certain, but I think it's fairly safe to say that the car companies don't have the CS muscle to do proper general self driving.
gbog 13y ago
When I said the moon I just meant some far fetching projects, not just sending tourists to the moon. However I agree that the Google plus social turn is kind of frivolous and heavy handed, at the same time. I was hoping in the beginning that it was a clever strategy to force open Facebook, but it seems to be not the case after all.