Google is the new Bell Labs
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Google is the new Bell Labs
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Re: Google is the new Bell Labs
#2I've been reading The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner recently and I feel like the parallels between the two are really striking. The advent of Google X projects, the Motorola acquisition, and all of the recent robotics acquisitions make it feel like Google is actually building the future that I've been dreaming of since I was in elementary school.
I only hope that the next wave of technological innovation will be far more decentralized than the last one. We haven't had a Bell Labs like organization in a long time. Maybe one day we won't need one.
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#3> Apple has pretty phones and tablets and that’s really it.
interesting conclusion. i must be hallucinating my macbook air, mac pro, os x + apps, and airport network then.
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#4> Apple has pretty phones and tablets and that’s really it. interesting conclusion. i must be hallucinating my macbook air, mac pro, os x + apps, and airport network then.
Ok they have a computer and an operating system as well as a nice way to transfer files . . . big whoop. I think we can all agree that this isn't groundbreaking.
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#5Right, Microsoft Research, IBM Research.. they really have nothing to show for. Google also has what an advertising system and a site to search things for, send/receive email and watch videos, some phones.. that's it. Everything else has been videos and PR.
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#6> Apple has pretty phones and tablets and that’s really it. interesting conclusion. i must be hallucinating my macbook air, mac pro, os x + apps, and airport network then.
Ok they have a computer and an operating system as well as a nice way to transfer files . . . big whoop. I think we can all agree that this isn't groundbreaking.
I think we can all agree that it's very important for some people/companies to focus on the short term, and for other people/companies on the long term.
Both are important and needed.
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#7Bell Labs invented fundamental technology like the transistor and the laser. I wouldn't put Google Maps in that league. They did not invent autonomous vehicles or wearable computers, though they have made strides in commoditizing the technology.
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#8This is a pretty broad generalization. Not to mention, just because Google has better advertising and promotion of its new ideas and research, I'd not discount Apple, IBM or Microsoft. If anyone, IBM has consecutively stood the test of time with new innovations and inventions. World changing.
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#9Somehow related: Has Apple Really Ever Invented Anything? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFeC25BM9E0
Re: Google is the new Bell Labs
#10Uh, Apple created the Macintosh, the iPhone, and the iPad. I would give them a bit more credit for creating new industries if we're going to start comparing them to Google on that front.