For most people, Google has been synonymous with search, search engines, and the internet for as long as it's been around; ask any "hip" 50-something using the yahoo! search engine what they're doing, and even they'll likely tell you they're "Googling".
Over the last few years however, Google has looked more and more like it's nickname: "The Search Engine that Does Everything". Products like Google Maps, Gmail, and Docs, and acquisitions like Picasa, Blogger, and youtube, have made Google into some kind of internet hybrid creature, built up like Voltron!
And now they went and bought Motorola :). Next they'll be buying planes, and Google Airlines will be flying out of LAX and JFK!
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| This is now the Google Xoom :) |
Not that there's anything wrong with Google growing in all directions at once (i.e. Social networking, Phone hardware, routers and modems, television etc.), as long as they can handle it... but what does this mean for us, the little consumers? Probably we'll get more quality products that connect us better... but we'll also have so much of our information tied into Google that Facebook will look like child's play.
Update:
I found this great video featuring Darth Stever Jobs, talking about the Google Motorola merger. Enjoy!
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