Being a Long term Google Fan and enthusiast, I went through the much publicized new product from Google : Google Keep.
At the First look of it, Only three things come to my mind:
Tad to little, Too less and Too Redundant.
Yes It is clean, targeted and I am sure Google will add more killing features sooner than expected, but:
1. Why Does Google want a Redundant Note application when It killed Notes earlier, and already has Tasks (with corresponding Mobile interface as well)
2. As Far as competition is concerned a lot of features are missing (even when you compare them with Google Lists (in Gmail) - Priority, Due Date to name a few.
Is this the "Concentrated" Efforts and "Channeling Strength" for which they needed to kill Awesome products like Google Reader !
I have been a ardent FAN of Google and it's vision, Ideology. BUT Lately they have been going hay-while, If you can't make it commercial, Hire someone who can - That's why Microsoft has Steve Ballmer , Not everyone can be Steve Jobs, (A Techie + A Businessman).
You might end up losing Fans, and Time both (in Re-Engineering existing products). Why can't they use the Note/Lit API's that they already expose (and people use it) to make A robust product.
Even Reader would have made a killing o this.
I have been using Feedly/GoogleReader with Evernote for an end to end tracking of my favorites.
Google Can Kill whatever they like, It's their product, and their Money , but at least do a market research !
I am sure Steve Jobs succeeded in killing the spirit of his Toughest Competitor in the passing
ref:
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2012/07/05/googles-focus-a-nod-to-steve-jobs-advice/
- http://cnettv.cnet.com/60-minutes-overtime-steve-jobs-advice-larry-page/9742-1_53-50113603.html
#Fail #Shame
