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Jun30
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This post continues from my previous post on Google Checkout where I had stated:
I am tending to feel that eventually Amazon (AMZN) will not be hurt that bad and Google will just benefit from bigger business coming from small-medium businesses and its exististing Advertising Partners.
Why Amazon may not be seriously hurt by Google Checkout
Amazon has developed a unique configuration of services that goes beyond seeing a search result at Google's Web Site and making a spot decision to Purchase.
For example in online books sales -- Amazon allows readers to review the book, check out the comments of other readers of the book, find used books from various vendors, send a book as a gift, put books in a wish list, see related books etc.
Thinking that Amazon will lose out to Google checkout would be assuming that online purchasers will don't want all the conveniences that Amazon offers. The only scenario where a buyer may pick a book right from Google would be when a reader has pre-determined the book she wants to purchase and just wants to make a transcation. In all other cases Amazon will continue to rule.
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Jun30
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My last post on GBuy got picked up by Blogma (Bloggers anticipating the GBuy Threat) -- a blog listing chosen by CNet Editors and Readers. In that post I had wondered about the possible threat to Amazon (AMZN) from Google's GBuy (GOOG)....
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The global market for Databases is US $ 14.6 billion according to the Red Herring Software Report of June 26. The Red Herring report also mentions an IDC statistic giving the Top 3 players in the Database Software Market as...
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Jun28
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This post continues from my previous post Google readies GBuy Google's Plans for GBuy Google (GOOG) could potentially tie purchasing of advertised items on Google Search Results with GBuy -- offering lower prices to GBuy users. So if a user...
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News.com reports that Google (GOOG) is ready to launch GBuy soon. GBuy is expected to compete with eBay's PayPal. Considering that Yahoo!'s Wallet (YHOO)didn't pick up big-time, and Microsoft's Wallet (MSFT) served via Passport ran into security issues and did not really make...
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Jun25
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This post continues my 2 "primer" post on product management differences between Enterprise & Desktop Software: Differences between Desktop & Enterprise Software Product Management of Enterpise V/s Desktop Products For all the reasons discussed in the previous 2 posts it...
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This post continues from my previous "primer" post on product management -- Product Management of Enterprise V/s Desktop Products. We will try to understand the practical differences in Product Management for Desktop & Enterprise software by examining the differences in...
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Jun22
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Very often I have gone to take an interview for a Product Management position where the persons experience spans the Enterprise space. This is a tricky interview for the person at the other end, because there are some substantial differences in...
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Jun19
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This post continues from my previous post Mad Media All the World's Innovations are Belong to Google. Can Google give gree disk space, mail storage, and whatever else to the "Entire Planet"? Ask yourself another question-- "Can Google host a free party...
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Hitwise has published rankings on May 19th that show Yahoo! (YHOO) leading Google (GOOG) and MSN on all of the following Web Properties except Search in the US: Email News & Media Business & Finance Travel & Maps Here is the...
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Jun16
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This post continues from my previous posts The Mixed Legacy of Bill Gates and The Legacy of Bill Gates Bill Gates might be called the single person responsible for the sucess of the PC revolution -- to the levels it is...
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This post continues from my previous post The Legacy of Bill Gates where I discussed 2 of the 4 challenges Microsoft Corp (MSFT) is facing at the time of announcement of Bill Gates's plan to slowly step down from full time...
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This post continues from my previous post Bill Gates Announces Stepdown from Full-Time Employment at Microsoft Corp. in 2 years Microsoft Corp (MSFT) has 4 ongoing challenges and Gate's announcement does not help Microsoft cope with any four of them: It...
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Bill Gates will step down from day-to-day involvement at Microsoft in the next 2 years and will focus on charity work through his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. From July 2008 Bill Gates will become a part-time employee and stay...
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Finding new product ideas is simple if you are looking only for incremental evolution of the product. But often Product Managers are looking for making bigger changes to their product. The reasons could be many: Direct competitor threats Threats from product substitutes Shifts...
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Jun14
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TheBizofCoding crossed 5000 page views milestone today, June 14, 2006. Reaching this milestone took 84 blog posts in 96 days (about 13.7 weeks). This translates into an average of 365 page views per week and about 58 page views per post. Assuming that my blog...
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Jun 9
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One of the normal things I face in my life as a Software Product Manager is stakeholder conflict, shipping delay or other types of bad news. The role of a Product Manager is strange. Typically Product Managers are individual contributors. They...
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Jun 7
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TheBizofCoding crossed 2000 visitors mark yesterday June 6, 2006. I started the BizOfCoding on March 10, 2006 so reaching this milestone took 88 days or about 12.5 weeks. So total it would take 6 weeks for 1000 visitors for TheBizofCoding....
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Jun 6
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John Markoff reports about Google Inc.'s (GOOG) plan to release (a possible Microsoft Excel competitor?) Google Spreadsheet in New York Times: Google plans to make available on Tuesday morning a test version of a Web-based spreadsheet program that is intended to...
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This post continues from my previous post Apple Computer Inc. Scraps Call Center Plan in Bangalore where I had explained why Apple's (AAPL) decision makes business sense: To make a Call Center financially viable, Apple Compuer Inc.'s Call center would need atleast 500...
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Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) has scrapped its plan to run a big Apple Technical Support Facility / Call Center out of Bangalore, India. According to a report in the Times of India, Apple has laid-off 30 personnel that were hired as...
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Jun 3
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This post continues from my previous post Adobe threatens anti-trust suit against Micsoft over PDF integartion. The PDF battle that is raging between Adobe Systems (ADBE) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT) is a classic example of Technology Commoditization. Xerox faced the...
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Jun 2
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According to a News.com report Adobe Systems (ADBE) has threatened an anti-trust law suit against Microsoft Corp (MSFT) over PDF integration in Office 2007 and Windows Vista. At the center of this threat is Adobe's fear of loss of revenue from its very...
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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has announced its US $ 50 per annum Security & Back up service Windows Live OneCare for the US market. The product is clearly for very small businesses and home PC users. The service is available only on...
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Jun 1
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After starting as the CEO of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the last week of April 2006, Jonathan Schwartz has taken his first big step in trying to return the company to profitability. Sun Microsystems Inc. is expected to slash close to 5000...
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