Jul
18
2009
On a post entitled “App stores are not the future, says Google“, Chris Nuttall reported
App stores do not represent the future of the mobile industry according to Google’s vice president of engineering Vic Gundotra, who maintains consumers will instead turn to web browsers to fill their information and entertainment needs. Speaking Thursday [...]
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Oct
11
2007
Considering Google’s revenue sources and their track record in selling a product, there’s very little in a Google phone.
Why? Google’s main business is in advertising. Advertising creates value in mass markets. Let’s assume that Google could sell the gPhone as fast as Apple, i.e. 1 million devices in 3 months. After a year, [...]
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