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Re:What will Google offer? by ignifero on Thursday April 21, 2011 @02:59PM (#2471865)
Agreed, but this one seems to be the perfect fit with google places and checkout. It's not great to see a Goliath taking on smaller competitors, but the truth is that Groupon hasn't innovated much since it launched.
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Re:What will Google offer? by cookiecaper on Thursday April 21, 2011 @05:41PM (#2472512)
Remember that Google first attempted to acquire the "smaller competitor" and its offer was declined. Should Google just restrict itself not to compete in any space where there is a "smaller competitor"?
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Re:What will Google offer? by thankuz on Thursday April 21, 2011 @04:50PM (#2472313)
Don't forget Google Merchant Center / Shopping, formerly Product Search, formerly Froogle. Also Google Commerce Search.
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Re:What will Google offer? by r00fus on Thursday April 21, 2011 @07:23PM (#2472757)
As long as the customer benefits (i.e., the behemoth actually innovates and doesn't kneecap the opposition), then the competitive marketplace is doing it's job.
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