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Project Starline expands testing through an early access program

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Re: Project Starline expands testing through an early access program

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My perspective is that if it doesn't serve ads it likely doesn't have a future at Google. I would be interested in playing around with this tech, but I wouldn't integrate it into my business or any other part of my life.

> My perspective is that if it doesn't serve ads it likely doesn't have a future at Google.

It could be a product under Workspaces. Google Meet is widely used and with no advertisements.

Re: Project Starline expands testing through an early access program

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I'm ok with the rebranding part. "Starline" sounds like a space Titanic.

This is more like a big TV you can sit close to and other people in the room who move slowly from left to right will be able to see a parallax effect on the screen.

Re: Project Starline expands testing through an early access program

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1. Echoing all the comments here, can’t see google keeping this around for 5+ years

2. I feel like the main thing holding back a normal video meeting or even voice call is latency - latency leads to the awkward pauses or interruptions that for me cause the most “connection friction”. If anyone here has talked on an actual landline recently, it feels qualitatively better than a teams voice call for example due to the decreased latency and ability to both talk at once. Solve this, and you solve 90% of the problem, imo

Re: Project Starline expands testing through an early access program

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1. Echoing all the comments here, can’t see google keeping this around for 5+ years 2. I feel like the main thing holding back a normal video meeting or even voice call is latency - latency leads to the awkward pauses or interruptions that for me cause the most “connection friction”. If anyone here has talked on an actual landline recently, it feels qualitatively better than a teams voice call for example due to the…

I think there has been some research suggesting that lack of eye contact (the camera is not where the person's face is) has a really large unconcious affect on how people interact.
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