“What if, in the same way the sun feeds plants, God’s glory gives us life? What if our value only exists because God takes pleasure in us?” — Donald Miller, in his book ‘Searching for God Knows What’
It’s a shame some people hit post just after step three. It doesn’t really help anyone.
I read this article on Gizmodo the other day. It got me thinking as to whether the argument holds up.
Now it is obvious that Android gives Google a massive platform for using its AdSense & AdWords services, as well as pointing people toward making Google.com searches, which all make them money.
And of course, if in the process of making money for themselves it takes market share away from companies in competing markets, which is true for Android (think Windows Phone and its Bing search, iOS and its iAds platform) that’s a bonus.
But is it fair to say that for Google, Android is just a defensive measure taken to keep control of the mobile marketing space? I think not. From what I have seen, Google like to innovate, create, and improve. I may be being too optimistic, but could Android be a prodect motivated from a genuine desire to improve the market for smartphones, that has subsequently proven to be a very viable model for business.
Now of course, being a very smart bunch of people, Google must have seen the potential for it’s ability to generate revenue, I’m not denying that. I just wonder if this is a sort of chicken and egg situation - the two go hand in hand. The better an option Android is for the people, the more it is adopted, and the more it is adopted, the more it beings in for Google.
Product without a business strategy? Not at all. It is an unusual business strategy, but then, Google had a very unique situation to be able to link it’s existing markets like that, and took that opportunity.
Anyway, they are my thoughts, I realise this isn’t my area of expertise, but I don’t like to think that all business decisions like this are born out of pure greed.
You are a creative genius (or could be) -
This makes some good points, though I think it is still important to realise where your creativity lies (as in, what field).
Is Bad Sound A Sin? - Pro Sound Web -
I don’t know where to start with this, the logic is all sorts of strange.
Rob Bell: Universalist, Or Man Who Thinks About Things? -
This blog article is one of those that both saddens and encourages me. Oh, and publishers are still just trying to make money, some things haven’t changed.
Apple Keynotes summed up in one sentence, brilliant!
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Why You Learn More Effectively by Writing Than Typing -
This is kind of interesting, but I get a feeling most people thought this was the case already.