Google: Rah Rah for India
January 13, 2017
I read “Google Bets Big on Artificial Intelligence.” The content was not too new, but the India-centrism surprised me. Google is chasing India as a revenue source. Sure, the country is the Avis to the Hertz of China. But the Googlers are not thriving in the Middle Kingdom. My thought is that Google doesn’t want to be aced out of the second largest country in the world. If it drowns in the Ganges, that means that Google is not likely to be a player in China, Russia, and India. Those nation states have a lot of customers who will find happiness without the US online ad giant. Bad for Google’s stakeholders. Good for Google competitors who don’t find themselves blocked or bumped from a space ship ride.
The write up offers some interesting factoids; to wit:
- Google’s smart software can detect a diabetic’s problematic retina
- Google supports the Digital India project
- Google wants cheaper smartphones
- When Google develops products and services for India, Google develops for the world. (Keep in mind that the “world” may not include China and Russia, two beefy markets.)
- In three to four years, big software companies will come out of India
- India will compete with the rest of the world, but that “will take a few more years.”
The write up does not provide much information about Google’s smart software. I assume that the headline is designed to get the article about Google indexed by Google.
In short, Google is making sure it has water wings and a life preserver before putting its talons in the river.
Stephen E Arnold, January 13, 2017
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