Google Rumors Keep On Coming
from the mm-hmm dept
Fresh off the (since denied) rumors of a Google PC comes a surge of stories about the Google Cube -- a tiny device with all sorts of I/O connections that would do all sorts of nifty multimedia and home automation stuff, which sounds pretty far-fetched. As News.com points out, all this started with a Robert Cringely column back in November, and has gained speed thanks to the arrival of the CES show, as well as an investment bank writing a report about it (hey, whatever it takes stock analysts to get that share price to 600, right?). Cringely, of course, is no stranger to unbridled speculation, uncorroborated predictions or Google -- the week before talking about the Cube, he said Google was planning to build a "parallel Internet" with shipping-container data centers. Some other people are talking about the Google Panda Army, but me, I'm waiting for the Google mayonnaise to put on the Google turkey sandwich I'm having for lunch. If Google wants to enter a low-margin, dying business, why wouldn't they want to make mayonnaise too? Apparently no facts are required the first week of the year, in order to get the speculation started off right.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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You just can't hate google.
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Panda Army?
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Pigeons not Pandas
Google already has an army of pigeons, why would they need pandas?
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But can it do this?
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Losers
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getting knock off the internet with ims
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Google buying land in Carolinas
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Google buys start-up
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Google IS buying a local search firm
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