Comments on: And Now, Google the ISP http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/ Driving Innovation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:43:00 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-13177 Jake Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:48:39 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-13177 Somehow, I think they'd be money in the creation of water :)<br><br>Great point. I, for one, welcome our Google overlords. People complain about what they know, but all the other vendors we use, especially ISPs, know more. They just keep quiet about it.<br><br>BTW, I hear they have super fast, free wi-fi in The Dalles, OR, where they have a huge datacenter. The wi-fi is part of the deal they struck a few years ago. Next time I get out there, I'm dying to see *exactly* how fast it really is. Somehow, I think they'd be money in the creation of water :)

Great point. I, for one, welcome our Google overlords. People complain about what they know, but all the other vendors we use, especially ISPs, know more. They just keep quiet about it.

BTW, I hear they have super fast, free wi-fi in The Dalles, OR, where they have a huge datacenter. The wi-fi is part of the deal they struck a few years ago. Next time I get out there, I'm dying to see *exactly* how fast it really is.

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11315 Jake Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:48:39 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11315 Somehow, I think they'd be money in the creation of water :)<br><br>Great point. I, for one, welcome our Google overlords. People complain about what they know, but all the other vendors we use, especially ISPs, know more. They just keep quiet about it.<br><br>BTW, I hear they have super fast, free wi-fi in The Dalles, OR, where they have a huge datacenter. The wi-fi is part of the deal they struck a few years ago. Next time I get out there, I'm dying to see *exactly* how fast it really is. Somehow, I think they'd be money in the creation of water :)

Great point. I, for one, welcome our Google overlords. People complain about what they know, but all the other vendors we use, especially ISPs, know more. They just keep quiet about it.

BTW, I hear they have super fast, free wi-fi in The Dalles, OR, where they have a huge datacenter. The wi-fi is part of the deal they struck a few years ago. Next time I get out there, I'm dying to see *exactly* how fast it really is.

]]> By: bex http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11312 bex Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:33:20 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11312 The money is almost always in the DISTRIBUTION of resources, not the CREATION of resources. This is true for essentials like food and water, as well as modern things like books and software. Sure, Apple and Microsoft make money... but telecommunication companies like AT&T and Comcast make boatloads more.<br><br>Google avoided being content "creators" for two good reasons... One: if their content was high on the google result page, people would suspect some kind of cheating. Two: content creation just isn't that lucrative, when compared with helping people find relevant content.<br><br>Becoming an ISP to compete with Comcast is just about the best idea. Both for them -- more cash -- and for consumers -- more competition. The money is almost always in the DISTRIBUTION of resources, not the CREATION of resources. This is true for essentials like food and water, as well as modern things like books and software. Sure, Apple and Microsoft make money… but telecommunication companies like AT&T and Comcast make boatloads more.

Google avoided being content “creators” for two good reasons… One: if their content was high on the google result page, people would suspect some kind of cheating. Two: content creation just isn't that lucrative, when compared with helping people find relevant content.

Becoming an ISP to compete with Comcast is just about the best idea. Both for them — more cash — and for consumers — more competition.

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11283 Jake Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:01:48 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11283 I'm with you. Verizon has been rolling out FiOS since the mid-00s, and it feels like an eternity. Even now, it's available in my metro area, but I don't think I can get it b/c I live in an area covered by a different telco.<br><br>Plus, they're bundling TV, phone and internet, which I don't like. One rule that never fails: you can never have internet service that's too fast. I'm with you. Verizon has been rolling out FiOS since the mid-00s, and it feels like an eternity. Even now, it's available in my metro area, but I don't think I can get it b/c I live in an area covered by a different telco.

Plus, they're bundling TV, phone and internet, which I don't like. One rule that never fails: you can never have internet service that's too fast.

]]> By: Noons http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11278 Noons Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:10:04 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11278 If only they'd bring that to Australia...<br>Sick and tired of waiting for the local telco to finish the fibre to every door, at least in the major cities.<br>Would switch on the spot! If only they'd bring that to Australia…
Sick and tired of waiting for the local telco to finish the fibre to every door, at least in the major cities.
Would switch on the spot!

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11276 Jake Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:36:12 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11276 No idea, really, but isn't everything on the internet true? Like that's really your email address :) No idea, really, but isn't everything on the internet true? Like that's really your email address :)

]]> By: Steve http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11275 Steve Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:38:26 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11275 mmmmm<br><br><a href="http://www.googleandmoney.com" rel="nofollow">www.googleandmoney.com</a><br><br>is that site true? mmmmm

http://www.googleandmoney.com

is that site true?

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11272 Jake Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:09:32 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11272 Want fiber. Do not want Verizon upselling me TV and phone over the same line. So, if I have no internet, TV or phone, what am I supposed to do? Want fiber. Do not want Verizon upselling me TV and phone over the same line. So, if I have no internet, TV or phone, what am I supposed to do?

]]> By: Teo Hernandez http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/comment-page-1/#comment-11269 Teo Hernandez Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:48:15 +0000 http://theappslab.com/2010/02/10/and-now-google-the-isp/#comment-11269 Agree sounds too sweet to be true... But I am in... Good Bye Comcast :-) Agree sounds too sweet to be true… But I am in… Good Bye Comcast :-)

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