[development] Google Gears

[Dan Robinson]

sounds like a lot of market leaders.  sounds like Japan in the 80s.

Dan
> I disagree. Honestly, Google isn't really pushing anything all that
> advanced. 
>
> They aren't innovating, they are just beating people on quality.
>
> They didn't "invent" searching they just made it 1000 times better than the
> next guy.
>
> They didn't "invent" gmail, they just had to not be hotmail.
> They didn't "invent" google maps, they just had to make it prettier.
> They didn't "invent" writely, they bought it.
>
> The only thing they really lead in is quality and flawless execution.
>
> While taking them into consideration for future development is a wise idea,
> putting handcuffs on because of their direction would be a huge mistake for
> anyone period.
>
>
> On 5/31/07 11:36 AM, "Dan Robinson" <dan at civicactions.com> wrote:
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>> In my view core Drupal needs to "play nice" with google stuff (as well
>> as others).  The world is changing.  2-3 years from now the way people
>> use the Web will look different from what it does now.  Very different.
>> People will use Drupal if it is relevant to them.
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