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Re:New Search Strategy for Firefox by pillowpants2 on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @05:20PM (#8633053)
When viewed through these lens, many of the seemingly ancillary Google business units start to make strategic sense. Android (control the device), Chrome (control the browser), Fiber (control the tubes).

You forgot Google Glass (control the eyes).

Re:New Search Strategy for Firefox by threeseed on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @05:38PM (#8633152)
From all indications Google Glass is being shifted towards being an enterprise product e.g. helping people pack shelves.

So in this case it doesn't really apply.

Re:New Search Strategy for Firefox by eitally on Thursday November 20, 2014 @06:16AM (#8635205)
As an enterprise dev mgr who has been thinking about prototyping an app to do exactly this (well, actually the opposite -- to guide warehouse staff in the kitting process for manufacturing), I'm curious: where have you seen indications of Glass evolving toward the enterprise? I haven't seen it anywhere, but Google has tons of AR competition in the industrial space already, many of which are FAR more capable than Glass, which is 1) fragile, 2) feature-limited, 3) low res crappy display, 4) not at all intended to work autonomously.
Re:New Search Strategy for Firefox by chrischen on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @05:59PM (#8633253)
Yes maybe through polarized lenses that filter out all their failed products.