On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 2:49:49 PM UTC-6, Gregory Ewing wrote: > > On 1/14/2016 3:55 PM, Rick Johnson wrote: > > > >> And if the owners refuse to sell, no problem, you offer > >> their customers the same services at bargain basement > >> discounts > > But... that would require you to develop your own > version, which is what you're trying to avoid!
No, google cloud services exist for a reason, and that *REASON* is to use them as an economic weapon (if needed). And if they don't end up needing to wield them as a weapon, no big loss, they only spent a few dollars subsidizing some worthless code monkeys anyway (call it, good PR if you like). The real goal is to acquire a product like Dropbox, that is, once it becomes *profitable*. Google is primarily focusing on the self-driving car, which is smart, because, self-driving cars are going to be the "next big thing" -- even greater than the iPhone! We're talking about a total transformation of the entire transportation system and car industry as we know it! And if they can wedge their foot in that door first, they will reap *ALL* the rewards. Software is the goose that lays golden eggs! And that's the greatest aspect of software: you design it once, manufacture it on a effing PC, and then sale virtual copies of it until the dummies stop buying -- no expensive printing presses, no expensive factories, and no lazy factory workers sucking your corporate bank accounts dry. And if you're *REALLY* smart, you find bogus reasons to deprecate old versions (by bolting-on few arbitrary features) and then sale the old software as "something new". And if you're not smart enough to create new features, no worries, the hardware manufactures are your best friend! Sure, you've got to maintain the source code, fix bugs, etc., but code monkeys are a dime-a-dozen these days, and only getting cheaper every day. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
