Comments on: Google wants its very own Net

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:45:13 +0000

I too pretend to be a senior exec from Google… oh wait…
Granted, Google hasn’t been as malicious as Microsoft, or the Music Cartel, but the way other companies have behaved recently does cause people concern about Google. Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, MGM… the list of major corporations that have done everything to force people to buy their worthless junk seems to go on forever.
In the modern age of companies (like the Music Cartel) spying and manipulating the public, I’m glad that it is Google (which is an almost neutral company in all of this) is doing it instead of Microsoft or the Music cartel.
As to the VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) comment… That is already available with the old internet. The purchasing of the dark fiber will only give Google the ability to control the internet. Whether they use it for good (to keep spying eyes, like Bush, out), or for bad… I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

On the other hand, $100 for a crappy tv/computer that contains adware doesn’t sound like a generous idea in my opinion. WebTV… seen it… it sucks. Almost every computer can access tv data now (hell my computer can even hold beer cans, light my cigars, and start my car’s engine heaters), so there is really no need to try to create another WebTV spinoff.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:48:10 +0000

I too work in a very senior department with google, and unforntunately, many people have things totally wrong. This story was leaked by others here at Google as a mask cover-story for something much larger…. if you think Bill Gates had issues with IE and various OS’s then think along lines of Linux/XP combined with own Web Browser and capable of running any XP/MAC/Linux based apps all on one OS then you migt be closer to the truth. The additional bandwitdth requirement does bear some truth though. Think about having 20mb bandwidth in your home as standard with the possiblities of having up 500mb then you might be closer.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 18:41:32 +0000

Actually i work for google and i can say that the reasons above are pure speculation and they are completely wrong, there is a good reason why dark net is being purchased but i cannpt say too much , just think VOIP!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 04:44:58 +0000

Google doesn’t want to create its own internet… because they know that would just turn out to be bland…

Google wants to provide free access to the current internet, through their service. ^_~