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Google Glass essentially flopped...
Posted on 2/1/15 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 2/1/15 at 1:13 pm
Page and Brin paid countless bloggers and whipped up a frenzy of PR touting it. They sold it to the public, developers and the media as a replacement for smartphones, which were said to emasculate men by requiring them to endlessly tap Inanimate slabs of glass and plastic.
Now we hear it's pivoting and on hold or pause or whatever.
I've seen a few people here spin what seems to be the latest misstep by Google as something that was always viewed with "the long run" in mind.
Why would you hype Glass this much initially only to shelve it and tal about pivoting your effort and somehow say this was always the goal? I mean, Google will learn a ton from this. They have so much data and experience from the process it will undoubtedly help them down the road in many ways.
But why are people acting like this is some win for Google? I just don't see it. But I'm open to someone convincing me.
Now we hear it's pivoting and on hold or pause or whatever.
I've seen a few people here spin what seems to be the latest misstep by Google as something that was always viewed with "the long run" in mind.
Why would you hype Glass this much initially only to shelve it and tal about pivoting your effort and somehow say this was always the goal? I mean, Google will learn a ton from this. They have so much data and experience from the process it will undoubtedly help them down the road in many ways.
But why are people acting like this is some win for Google? I just don't see it. But I'm open to someone convincing me.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 1:50 pm to GFunk
"Doesnt matter, had Sex" comes to mind.
No real failure unless they went out of business, so.....
No real failure unless they went out of business, so.....
Posted on 2/1/15 at 6:44 pm to GFunk
I don't think people are ready for the privacy violation possibilities that Glassholes could unleash on us.
Take away the camera that takes video and pictures and it may get a better reception.
Google underestimated how paranoid people would be about this thing.
Take away the camera that takes video and pictures and it may get a better reception.
Google underestimated how paranoid people would be about this thing.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 9:30 pm to GFunk
Google is a black swan factory, they've always had more flops than successes because they're always swinging for the fences. It seems like the biggest negative to Glass was the reaction of other people to Glass users. Seems like the world isn't ready to be on camera 24/7 and potentially be the next funny meme or layman version of the celebrity crotch shot, so I think any similar tech is doomed to fail until we break down more barriers to expectations of privacy, which we sadly are in the middle of doing.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 9:46 pm to GFunk
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They sold it to the public, developers and the media as a replacement for smartphones,
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Posted on 2/2/15 at 12:04 am to GFunk
quote:It's a goddamned computer you wear on your head. How could that be anything but a "long run" project? No misstep, no spin necessary.
I've seen a few people here spin what seems to be the latest misstep by Google as something that was always viewed with "the long run" in mind.
quote:Integrating technology deeper into our lives has always been the goal, with Glass as a first step. Why are you making up this false narrative to shoot down?
Why would you hype Glass this much initially only to shelve it and tal about pivoting your effort and somehow say this was always the goal?
quote:Yeah, that's what they do.
I mean, Google will learn a ton from this. They have so much data and experience from the process it will undoubtedly help them down the road in many ways.
quote:Who is acting like it's a win? It is still very early in the game.
But why are people acting like this is some win for Google?
quote:I don't know exactly what you want to be convinced of, but here goes nothing.
But I'm open to someone convincing me.
Surely you agree that Google is a data-driven company. How would you suggest they acquire data about a market that does not exist yet, if not by creating a product and putting it out there? Early PDA's in the 90s didn't exactly sell like hotcakes, but they sparked an industry that led to today's smartphones. They created a set of goals for the component technologies to work toward. Those early products were what was possible with the tech of the day. Batteries, touchscreens, cell networks, efficient processors... everything improved to the point that smartphones could really take hold. Where would the industry be without the early pioneers creating what we might call "flops"? Who knows? I look at Glass the same way. There is little doubt in my mind that we are progressing toward tech that gets information to us faster and faster. Short of uploading it directly to our brains, it's hard to imagine a faster way than having it right in front of your face. So Google created a product that did just that. Now they know what worked, what didn't, what obstacles need to be overcome, and they have an idea of what techs need to improve, and possibly what as yet unthought of techs may need to be developed.
So where is the misstep? Should Google be embarrassed by Glass?
Posted on 2/2/15 at 9:17 am to GFunk
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I've seen a few people here spin what seems to be the latest misstep by Google
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"misstep"
Posted on 2/2/15 at 10:36 am to GFunk
Is it really a flop when the whole point is to show off awesome, ahead of its time and impractical stuff Google is working on?
Apple is the revenue generating product selling machine. They take an idea and perfect it for a swath of consumers. Google is an R&D monster.
I like Apple, but Google is doing much cooler stuff.
Apple is the revenue generating product selling machine. They take an idea and perfect it for a swath of consumers. Google is an R&D monster.
I like Apple, but Google is doing much cooler stuff.
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