Greg Linden zeroed in on the explosive comments about storing 100% of user data and moving to online storage away from local PCs. While these initiatives have been rumored, this is the first confirmation of Google's strategy to change the rules on Microsoft. (In my previous post, I link these initiatives to Google's incredible capex spending spree.)
Reading the rest of the censored comments that Derrick has so kindly preserved, there are also hints that Google is building a Flickr competitor:
Slide 3: "Picasa – provide better organization for our digital lives and with the release of online photo management, organize/store more of our important/cherished data with Google."
Slide 8: "Effectively integrate user feedback (ratings, comments, tags) into search."
Slide 14: " Store 100% of User Data - With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including: emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."
Slide 8: "Effectively integrate user feedback (ratings, comments, tags) into search."
Slide 14: " Store 100% of User Data - With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including: emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."
Maybe Google's answer to Flickr is what the mysterious Lighthouse is all about.