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Google Wave Versus the Rest, Feature by Feature

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Re: Google Wave Versus the Rest, Feature by Feature

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I'm amazed that people are still maintaining the breathless hype about Google Wave. Look, if you have to make a comparison table, or write a book with the most frequently asked questions about it, or actually convince me that a piece of new technology is absolutely fantastic, then that technology isn't. If it was fantastic, if it was disruptive, if it was the best thing since sliced bread, you wouldn't have to do thi…

There is definitely truth to this. For example; programming languages that have huge PR campaigns, sites dedicated to success stories and so on.

Re: Google Wave Versus the Rest, Feature by Feature

#13

I'm amazed that people are still maintaining the breathless hype about Google Wave. Look, if you have to make a comparison table, or write a book with the most frequently asked questions about it, or actually convince me that a piece of new technology is absolutely fantastic, then that technology isn't. If it was fantastic, if it was disruptive, if it was the best thing since sliced bread, you wouldn't have to do thi…

I don't know. I think that most trully disruptive technologies go through a phase where people who consider themselves "in the know," look for a thousand ways to dismiss it and its advocates.

I'm not making any predictions about Wave. I know I'd be trying it for a volunteer project I'm working on if it had better bridges too and from email.

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