Thought: Break Google Up
on 10.27.05, 01:43am in weblog • digg this • comments (0)
Seems like every day, a new Googlized application rumor runs rampant. A few weeks ago, it was Google Calendar, yesterday everyone was speculating over Google Base and Google Web Accelerator.
First off, let me get something off my chest about Google Calender: They copied Windows Calendar. Now, I’ve never seen it or heard any details about it, but I guarantee it has a Day, Week and Month view. In fact, if you’re able to create new appointments and to do items, I want to be the first to cry out "copy cats!".
Now, back to breaking up Google. Why not? Web Accelerator scares me: "So let’s recap. Google… tracks all your TCP/IP packages, reads all your email, follows all your surfing, owns all your cookies, knows your postings to usenet from 1981, keeps the drafts for future blog postings. Oh, and BTW, they’re an advertising company."
Not to mention that I’ve had to email them to remove my unlisted phone number from their map server and reverse phone look up. Scary stuff.



