Google Warns Incumbents > Get off Googles jock!

said by Jason Levine:

The thing that sets Google apart from the telecos and other companies is that they take a long term view of things. Yes, they are looking out for their bottom line, but they have a corporate philosophy that if they provide great service and cater to their users then they will get profits for a long time to come. Sometimes doing this might mean a short term hit, but the long term benefits outweigh the short term risks.

This might sounds like common sense to you and me, but all too often in the corporate world there is too heavy a focus on the short term. Specifically, on the next quarterly results. Telecos don't (as a general rule) really like building their networks to handle the capacity they advertise because that's expensive. They think that it is much better to sign up a few hundred subscribers now, even if half of them defect, than to sign up a quarter of that number on a regular basis going forward. Just as long as those defecting subscribers pay their dues towards the next quarterly statement.

said by grandpinaple:

Ok, WHEN this happens we will be free to change our opinion on google. UNTIL this happens we will continue to think of google in good light. I'm so glad you can see the future and tell the rest of us about it.

said by tsu9:

Past is prelude.

Those who would forget the past are doomed to repeat it.

Thankfully, history isn't static. Things change, and they often start with a rebel, after many previous rebels have failed.

Hopefully Google will never bend to quick-term stupidity.

said by Antonlm:

Every time a Google thread is started people make the same statements and its really stupid. I really don't have a dog in this fight. But some act as if google is their big brother who's going to fight that bully that's been picking on them or something. Before some put google on the status of defender of all, remember, google is in it to make/save money like any other corporation. They try to make decisions that benefit their stock prices and shareholders, just like the telcos do. some actually feel that Google is looking out for them personally, like google doesn't want you the consumer the have to pay more. Get it through your heads..GOOGLE IS LOOKING OUT FOR ITS OWN BOTTOM LINE NOT YOURS!