coolbeans said:
Haven't the guys at Google usually avoided going for the quick buck? Or are the originals gone? |
He's wrong. Its not for $$ as in profits. Its something they should have done on day one. Google's biggest issue is its stove pipe construction. They start all sorts of new items without a whole lot of communication between themselves. This is why Android isn't as seamless as iOS or WP7. However, that's changing.
Google is finally connecting all their various services behind a single account. Your gmail account is now yoru Google account and it holds the keys to everything Google offers. That's all this really means.
This enables them to better support the process, reduce costs on overlapping structure, provide a better user experience, and promote growth into future products easier.
In the next few years you'll see Android, Chrome OS, Chrome browser, Google TV, Google Plus, and other new devices all merge into a single ecosystem. Its already happening and the center of it all will realistically be Android and Chrome.
Personally, I'm all for it as I love Google's services and overall approach.
Fact of the matter is that Google already has EVERYONE's search and usage history cached. Regardless if you save it to your gmail/google account or not, its tied to your IPs more anonymously. Just the same as Yahoo, Bing, iOS, any ISP, etc.
This simply a step in Google's continued approach to simplifying their structure.
