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Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model

111 点作者 ypavan超过 15 年前

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pierrefar超过 15 年前
So when MS bundled Internet Explorer, that was bad because it was using its profits from selling Windows and Office to subsidize its entry into a new market. Now that Google is using its ad revenue to build a mobile operating system (not its core business) and bundle really good value-add, that's good?<p>Details: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft</a><p>Is our memory really that bad?
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iamwil超过 15 年前
Thought it was a rather insightful read, even if it gives new names to old things. It also makes me wonder what the next thing will be to marginalize the internet, just as the internet marginalized the OS.<p>A lot of this strategy hinges on people using google as a default search, and advertisers using it to perform targeted advertising. I think when you see another way that people find out about things they want to use (and pay for), that'll be a time when the tides turn. (saying it now, it sounds obvious)
oliverkofoed超过 15 年前
"Less than free" sounds a lot like what i would normally just call "revenue share".
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msg超过 15 年前
<i>Naysayers to these assertions will likely have the same retort – quality is key. They will argue that Google’s turn-by-turn apps are inferior to their well honed market leading products. ...</i><p>I don't think this is credible just from watching the demo. The GPS devices aren't connected to the internet. Satellite data, street view, and maps search with voice are pretty killer. They're ahead of my Garmin on features.<p>More videos here:<p><a href="http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/index.html#p=default" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/index.html#p=default</a>
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jbellis超过 15 年前
Dumb question: why is turn-by-turn so hard if you already have map data?
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mooism2超过 15 年前
I don't think consumers will see it as being cheaper than free. I think they'll see it as something that's part of the phone (service) they pay for.
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chipsy超过 15 年前
The point about Chrome OS also being a revenue-sharing OS is a very perceptive one. Existing Linux distributions already get significant revenue by shipping a customized Firefox with a Google search box. Giving a share to the manufacturer is the logical next step.<p>Revenue sharing seems to be a common evolution for many business models, where the infrastructure exists to support it.
chasingsparks超过 15 年前
Couldn't you argue that they already have used this model before -- with FireFox? Stretching it a bit further, couldn't you say PayPal used the "less-than-free" model by giving their customers money for joining and for sending joins in its early days?
robryan超过 15 年前
It's going to be really hard to compete with Google on these offerings as a 3rd party mobile platform provider or a GPS software provider when there main product is up against a quality product given away to improve the overall advertising business.
tolmasky超过 15 年前
At this rate everything will be made free and supported by advertising, at which point there will be nothing left to advertise.
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