All your base are belong to us
Google Inc. said on Tuesday that the company has begun offering mobile phone users in more than 30 major U.S. cities the capacity to view highway maps with “live” traffic data.
Actually, I think Google’s been flailing for a few months now, but I thought this was a nifty idea. Except for the part where every cell phone provider charges you more for web browsing so why do it? My bus schedule is updated like that too, and it’s a great service… or would be if I accessed the internet from my freakin phone.
Where was I going with this? Oh yes, Google expanding, flailing, hitting the curse of large sizes and the laws of inertia. I fully expect them to buy YouTube shortly (who uses Google video, I mean really?). Come to think of it, I think that’s YouTube’s only path to profitability. Man, it’s like 1998 all over again.
