Google Compromises When Necessary
January 12, 2010
Which is easier? Ask for permission or apologize for an action. The article “China Writers Say Google Ready to Settle Book Row” suggests that the apologize tactic is operative. Competitors and governments find themselves reacting to Google. Unless there is a good reason, Google will just keep being Google. The Google book story is even more interesting. The Android open source software has found its way into the Barnes & Noble Nook. Spring Designs allegedly will roll out a $350 eReader running Android in February 2010. My take is that the Google wants to keep on scanning and will apologize only when its feet are held to the heat of a country’s legal furnace. Those Google watchers who are tracking the phone may want to keep their eyes peeled for other Android stickiness. Oh, one more thing: Google does not seem to go with the ask for permission approach.
Stephen E Arnold, January 12, 2010
Oyez, oyez. I wish I could reveal that I received a bag of goose feed for this short write up. Alas, alas, cried the goose. I will report this to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) who wants a hale and hearty goose.
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