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Google: Afraid of looking like a bully?

Started by mathewi · 6 months ago

So after much hullabaloo and rejoicing over the launch of its Amazon-style “cloud computing” service, Google decided to take down the first app build to run on that service, a collaborative workspace called Huddlechat. Why? Apparently some people thought it was a ripoff ... Continue reading »

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  • Mark

    6 months ago

    Agreed - Ethan also raises an important question:

    "Maybe its time to evaluate what the inherent value of Campfire really is, if its so easily duplicated as to cause this latest in a series of stupid blog hand waving?"
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  • mathewi

    6 months ago

    Exactly, Mark -- I thought the same thing. If it's that simple, how
    could it possibly be considered proprietary in any way? My email apps
    all look the same too, and so do the various IM clients I use, but
    nobody gets upset about that.
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  • Sally Wu

    6 months ago

    Matthew, good point. I would also add...

    I do not see why this app would be considered to be bullying when they (Google) have so many other free apps that directly compete with a bunch of other (non-37 signals) companies. What is so special about this particular app??

    Check out my latest post on HuddleChat too, here: http://webpoet.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/huddlec...
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  • Hannah

    6 months ago

    37 Signals' has really hurt their image over recent years. Their whiny response to this was just another step. They started with the great idea of saying "here's how we want to make apps, if you don't like it, use someone else's" to "if you don't agree with us, you're a moron".
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  • mathewi

    6 months ago

    I agree, Hannah -- there has been a real shift in tone to a kind of
    "our way or the highway." Not that it's bad to be confident or
    aggressive, but I think some people are getting a little fed up with
    that attitude.
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