“digital hub (center of our universe) is moving from PC to cloud - PC now just another client alongside iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, ... - Apple is in danger of hanging on to old paradigm too long (innovator's dilemma) - Google and Microsoft are further along on the technology, but haven't quite figured it out yet - tie all of our products together, so we further lock customers into our ecosystem” LongTogetherMovingUniverseTechnologyHavensDangerProductsCloudsCustomersTiesApplesDigitalClientsGoogleLocksParadigmDilemmaMicrosoftIphoneEcosystemsInnovatorsIpodsIpadsHanging OnHub Author:Steve Jobs
“The reason I like my job is that I have this desire to create. I have this desire to create things and build things, and Google has enabled me to build and create things and to build products that are used by people all over the globe.” PeopleReasonJobsUsedDesireProductsGlobesGoogle Author:Susan Wojcicki
“People have told us that accessing all of their Google stuff with one account makes life a whole lot easier. But we've also heard that it doesn't make sense for your Google+ profile to be your identity in all the other Google products you use.” PeopleWholeUseStuffHeardIdentityProductsEasierAccountsMake SenseGoogleProfile Author:Bradley Horowitz
“Google gives preference to its own products, so having a Google+ account influences your search rankings.” GivingInfluenceProductsAccountsGooglePreferenceRanking Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“You have to be willing to spend an awful lot in that R&D phase before you see the benefits. When you look at the companies that have really won customers over in technology - say, Apple and Google - you find that they spend billions of dollars on R&D each year, often spending that much on a product before they ever make a dime back in profits.” YearsLooksCompanyTechnologyWillingProductsBenefitsDollarsProfitCustomersSpendingBillionsAwfulApplesPhasesGoogleDimes Author:Ramez Naam
“Facebook, when it began, like Google, was very resistant to advertising. They knew, like all - Mark Zuckerberg, like all good engineers, knew that advertising makes the product worse. But, you know, over time, they've been forced to increase the advertising load more and more and more. And the way they advertise is they - it's subtle but they know everything, you know, about everybody on the site.” KnowsWayProductsIncreaseMarkAdvertisingSubtleEngineersLoadGoogleSiteZuckerberg Author:Tim Wu
“Google - and some of the other sites, YouTube and, you know - Google has an amazing search engine. The map product is incredible. So there's a sort of exchange when you put up with a bunch of ads. Facebook basically gives you access to your friends who, in theory, you had access to already. So sometimes I don't really understand the deal, but I guess it makes it slightly easier. So that's their contribution.” KnowsGivingSometimesDealsProductsTheoryEasierIncrediblesAccessBunchContributionMapsEnginesAdsGoogleSiteYoutubeSearch Engine Author:Tim Wu
“If we don't understand our tools, then there is a danger we will become the tool of our tools. We think of ourselves as Google's customers, but really we're its products.” IfsThinkingDangerProductsToolsCustomersGoogle Author:Rebecca Goldstein