Comments on: Stop With the “Killer” Talk http://www.ensight.org/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/ I'm The Boss @ netmobs, past CEO of b5media, author of Blog Marketing and a hardcore Canadian Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:46:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: apples http://www.ensight.org/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-49394 apples Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:13:18 +0000 http://www.ensight.org/archives/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/#comment-49394 I had people praise Google Talk when it first came, saying it was the best there had ever been and that it would completely take over. They used it non stop for two weeks, then came right back to MSN cuz that's where everybody else was.. Google Talk is... It's probably just the kid in me, but I for one need my dirty emoticons. I had people praise Google Talk when it first came, saying it was the best there had ever been and that it would completely take over. They used it non stop for two weeks, then came right back to MSN cuz that’s where everybody else was..

Google Talk is… It’s probably just the kid in me, but I for one need my dirty emoticons.

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://www.ensight.org/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-49374 Jeremy Wright Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:27:06 +0000 http://www.ensight.org/archives/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/#comment-49374 Pudd: That's not market share though, since more new folk probably bought Office that day than left ;-) Pudd: That’s not market share though, since more new folk probably bought Office that day than left ;-)

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.ensight.org/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-49370 Jonathan Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:40:41 +0000 http://www.ensight.org/archives/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/#comment-49370 "but have you heard a single story about OpenOffice stealing market share back from Microsoft Office? Not a single one…" My wife and I switched. That's what... 2 out of 500 Million? Just a tiny bit of market share... hahah. Our switch was purely based on cost, but I've been really impressed with OpenOffice. “but have you heard a single story about OpenOffice stealing market share back from Microsoft Office? Not a single one…”

My wife and I switched. That’s what… 2 out of 500 Million? Just a tiny bit of market share… hahah.

Our switch was purely based on cost, but I’ve been really impressed with OpenOffice.

]]> By: Jonic http://www.ensight.org/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-49346 Jonic Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:09:05 +0000 http://www.ensight.org/archives/2006/06/06/stop-with-the-killer-talk/#comment-49346 <blockquote>Unless, of course, Live Local is a Google Maps killer, start.com is a google.com killer, and a post-it on Don Dodge’s desk is a Froogle killer.</blockquote> Why Jeremy, I didn't know you had it in you to be so acerbic! I'm thinking of starting a "Jeremy Wright and Jason Calacanis disagree on awful lot of things" category on 100yen... I think it would make for a truly gripping read... Personally I'm with you on this one... Google know their territory, and they know they'd be fools to venture out of it... Just as Microsoft can't possibly compete with Google in terms of search etc, Google sure as hell can't compete with Microsoft in terms of software, desktop or otherwise... Diluting the open source market isn't going to prove beneficial to Google... If anything they're hurting the very thing they're trying to bolster just to make Microsoft feel uneasy... The truth is I doubt Microsoft are even bothered... Google have the infrastructure and the talent to make this work, but it's just not going to happen... After Firefox stole so much market share back from IE the OSS community was optimistic, but have you heard a single story about OpenOffice stealing market share back from Microsoft Office? Not a single one... I disagree with Jason on his prediction that a "light OS will follow shortly"... It would be a massive waste of time, money and resources... There's too much of a battle between Windows, OS X and Linux/Unix/Whatever right now, do the waters need muddying any more? The same logic applies to office suites.

Unless, of course, Live Local is a Google Maps killer, start.com is a google.com killer, and a post-it on Don Dodge’s desk is a Froogle killer.

Why Jeremy, I didn’t know you had it in you to be so acerbic!

I’m thinking of starting a “Jeremy Wright and Jason Calacanis disagree on awful lot of things” category on 100yen… I think it would make for a truly gripping read…

Personally I’m with you on this one… Google know their territory, and they know they’d be fools to venture out of it… Just as Microsoft can’t possibly compete with Google in terms of search etc, Google sure as hell can’t compete with Microsoft in terms of software, desktop or otherwise…

Diluting the open source market isn’t going to prove beneficial to Google… If anything they’re hurting the very thing they’re trying to bolster just to make Microsoft feel uneasy… The truth is I doubt Microsoft are even bothered…

Google have the infrastructure and the talent to make this work, but it’s just not going to happen… After Firefox stole so much market share back from IE the OSS community was optimistic, but have you heard a single story about OpenOffice stealing market share back from Microsoft Office? Not a single one…

I disagree with Jason on his prediction that a “light OS will follow shortly”… It would be a massive waste of time, money and resources… There’s too much of a battle between Windows, OS X and Linux/Unix/Whatever right now, do the waters need muddying any more? The same logic applies to office suites.

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