http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html en-gb 30 Wed 02 Dec 2009 17:22:26 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=18#comment12 I think that the 'playground' reference is very telling - a corporation as big as Google, with the revenues it pulls in, can afford to let it's employees have time to create and innovate...almost in a child-like fashion. If a new feature doesn't pay off, it's not the end of the world. Unfortunately, most start-ups, no matter how great their original idea, don't have this luxury, having to explain every minute of staff time to lenders/shareholders. Such a rigid environment stifles creativity with the ironic end result that the money men never get an astronomical return, if any at all.http://webupon.com/search-engines/google-suggest-the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-autocompletion/ Fri 17 Jul 2009 08:14:40 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=16#comment11 10 and 11 - I agree to a certain point, and like I said in another article, Chrome OS will do well just because of the Google brand.However, it's a OS aimed at netbooks, and I think a slightly modified Android would be more suited to that purpose. If Google wants to do a OS, they need to spend time on a OS for desktop computers and normal laptops. They have a much larger market anyway. Thu 16 Jul 2009 10:19:57 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=15#comment10 G5 - also have to disagree with your opinion. With all respect to Linux OSs, they're unlikely to pose a real threat to MS. Google however are a massive name with consumer trust and have the potential to disrupt MSs monopoly. I dont mean to sound anti MS, they've built a sound product for many years, but with added competition, IMO, MS will have to do more whilst Google will be offering an (judging by their success to date) attractive alternative. Thu 16 Jul 2009 09:44:10 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=13#comment9 I understand it's only your opinion but all of those Linux distributions are only making up 4% of the market. Surely google have got good reason to at least have a go and try and bring down the old dinosaur.Plus there really isn't anything around that is doing what they are looking at doing with Chrome OS.. Thu 16 Jul 2009 08:45:51 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=12#comment8 5 and 8: that's just my opinion, which is why I said "IMO"I think there are enough netbook OSes and certainly enough Linux distros, the world dosen't really need any more.Again, that's only my opinion. Thu 16 Jul 2009 08:10:17 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=10#comment7 @G5airplane If that an analysis or an opinion? Please show your working. Thu 16 Jul 2009 07:03:45 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=9#comment6 "dog fooding" is yet another oblique reference to Microsoft, who for many years have been describing the way their internal staff use their own products as "eating our own cat food" Wed 15 Jul 2009 17:10:15 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=7#comment5 I didn't use "Tasks" when it was at the Labs stage and I don't want to use it now. But there it is, cluttering up my screen. At least give users the opportunity to turn it off if they don't want it. Wed 15 Jul 2009 12:53:20 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=6#comment4 @G5airplaneDo you mean that google aren't very good at making operating systems, or that we already have way to many companies making high quality operating systems that the market is over saturated that they shouldn't bother?I would disagree with both... Wed 15 Jul 2009 12:05:23 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=4#comment3 Minor quibble, but "dog fooding" is nothing to do with releasing features to customers, rather it is about making use of your own products. Having all Google employees use GMail would be an example. Getting external users to comment on new features at an early stage isn't. Wed 15 Jul 2009 10:27:06 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=3#comment2 If Google make an operating system half as reliable and usable as their web based services, you won't find me complaining.I don't use GMail much - mainly because I could never get it to pick up my other email accounts, but I do use the Calendar, so this is welcome news. Wed 15 Jul 2009 09:31:02 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=1#comment1 This is the kind of thing Google is very good at. IMO, they should focus more on this and less of making operating systems and the like. Wed 15 Jul 2009 09:19:06 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/07/googles_playground.html?page=0#comment0 Good post Wed 15 Jul 2009 09:06:07 GMT+1