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"Request an invite". Dear god, Google still thinking it's a cute little startup. It really is the Microsoft story all over again.
That said, I think it makes sense. Ask Apple how it feels to make a drastic change with maps.
"Request an invite". Dear god, Google still thinking it's a cute little startup. It really is the Microsoft story all over again.
Does it feel odd to anyone else that you click the "Request an invite" button and it doesn't ask who you are? Also nowhere on the page does it show my identity.
"Request an invite". Dear god, Google still thinking it's a cute little startup. It really is the Microsoft story all over again.
Facebook has consistently done the same thing with all of their new features (Graph Search, Timeline, etc). I fail to see why this is so egregious?
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Facebook has consistently done the same thing with all of their new features (Graph Search, Timeline, etc). I fail to see why this is so egregious?
It's the disconnect between what Google is (the 800 pound gorilla that can roll out a new product like an appliance manufacturer can roll out a new toaster), and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). It's the same disconnect that we know from Microsoft, that couldn't see itself as the monopolist they were, because their self-image was still that of the little…
This is a straight up attack on yelp, targeting local commerce. Their goal is that instead of searching yelp for massage therapy, you search google maps. That sort of query is extremely valuable (trust me - my company pays for it every day). It makes a lot of business sense - it's probably the most lucrative way to monetize maps, and get people to use google reviews more.
Yelp built a community around top reviewers and incentives people to review. Google Places doesn't really offer incentives for people to review or to spend time reviewing.
"Request an invite". Dear god, Google still thinking it's a cute little startup. It really is the Microsoft story all over again.
That was my first thought as well. Nope. Not going to go begging for a Google invite this time. I can see throttling your users to help test the product, but it's a Maps app for goodness sake. Maybe something other than "Invite" would be more palatable, like "Sign Up for Beta" for instance.
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Facebook has consistently done the same thing with all of their new features (Graph Search, Timeline, etc). I fail to see why this is so egregious?
It's the disconnect between what Google is (the 800 pound gorilla that can roll out a new product like an appliance manufacturer can roll out a new toaster), and how Google sees itself (the brave disruptive startup launching something cool in private beta). It's the same disconnect that we know from Microsoft, that couldn't see itself as the monopolist they were, because their self-image was still that of the little…
Also, your negativity makes you sound very disgruntled.
"Request an invite". Dear god, Google still thinking it's a cute little startup. It really is the Microsoft story all over again.