Comments on: Google Buys JotSpot: The Nickel Tour Analysis http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/10/31/google-buys-jotspot-the-nickel-tour-analysis/ One foot in the muck, the other in utopia Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:35:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: People Over Process http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/10/31/google-buys-jotspot-the-nickel-tour-analysis/#comment-601 People Over Process Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:30:28 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=454#comment-601 <strong>IBM SWG: Lotus "Ventura"!</strong> While seeing CMDB's auto-filled is thrilling, the most exciting thing I've seen at the event is IBM's "Ventura" project. I saw part of it in the labs session I went to yesterday, but one of the other sessions yesterday --... IBM SWG: Lotus “Ventura”!

While seeing CMDB’s auto-filled is thrilling, the most exciting thing I’ve seen at the event is IBM’s “Ventura” project. I saw part of it in the labs session I went to yesterday, but one of the other sessions yesterday –…

]]> By: driedtoast http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/10/31/google-buys-jotspot-the-nickel-tour-analysis/#comment-600 driedtoast Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:12:39 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=454#comment-600 "Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a *bat* gets all of my press?" Sums it up the best I think. Google is looking for web applications that have gathered a decent fan base and has some complimentary features. Integration seems to be pretty good so far with their acquisitions but I wonder how long they can keep that up. One positive is that the people developing applications like jotspot are more inclined to help integrate faster than other companies. The key is having a company that is like minded and able to adapt. So far google has been pretty adaptable with their integration strategies. Do you think they would ever end up like EMC with a variety of acquisitions and no significant progress on integration? “Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a *bat* gets all of my press?”

Sums it up the best I think. Google is looking for web applications that have gathered a decent fan base and has some complimentary features. Integration seems to be pretty good so far with their acquisitions but I wonder how long they can keep that up.

One positive is that the people developing applications like jotspot are more inclined to help integrate faster than other companies. The key is having a company that is like minded and able to adapt. So far google has been pretty adaptable with their integration strategies.

Do you think they would ever end up like EMC with a variety of acquisitions and no significant progress on integration?

]]> By: Ric http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/10/31/google-buys-jotspot-the-nickel-tour-analysis/#comment-599 Ric Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:57:22 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=454#comment-599 I know that Google has recently been viewed with more wariness than before, but their apparent preference for "open", real-web-based technologies is, in my opinion, a better thing than (as you put it) "forking the Web" like Adobe and Eclipse (in its RCP form) I know that Google has recently been viewed with more wariness than before, but their apparent preference for “open”, real-web-based technologies is, in my opinion, a better thing than (as you put it) “forking the Web” like Adobe and Eclipse (in its RCP form)

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