Re:Google and the Deadly Power of Data
by andreyf on Wednesday October 28, 2009 @10:08PM
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I'm much more surprised that the stock holders saw this as news. Something like this coming along should have been beyond obvious as soon as the iPhone launched - with more memory, a faster processor, and a higher quality screen than those crappy TomToms.
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You'd be amazed how much isn't obvious. Your insticts on the technical chess game are probably much better than most on wall st. Read the tech analysis in a top notch investment rag like Barrons. You'll be shocked.
Re:Google and the Deadly Power of Data
by JulianMorrison on Thursday October 29, 2009 @09:08AM
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iPhone's not so much of a problem for them - they probably don't mind competing with a paid app.
I meant the general value their company - the value of the specialized GPS widget hardware, the relationships with manufacturers, etc. all goes to 0 once a general purpose device which can provide a better experience comes out.