Google is targeting the iPhone’s lack of real keyboards; inability to run simultaneous apps; inability to allow open development; and lack of interchangeable batteries.

via Google Android challenges Apple iPhone | 26 Oct 2009 | ComputerWeekly.com.

Google Squared extracts data from Web pages and presents them in search results as squares in an online spreadsheet.

via What Is Google Squared? It Is How Google Will Crush Wolfram Alpha (Exclusive Video).

The concept of using web-based programs like Google’s Gmail is “worse than stupidity”, according to a leading advocate of free software.

via Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk.

For the last several months, a large team of Googlers has been working on a secret project: a next-generation architecture for Google’s web search. It’s the first step in a process that will let us push the envelope on size, indexing speed, accuracy, comprehensiveness and other dimensions. The new infrastructure sits “under the hood” of Google’s search engine, which means that most users won’t notice a difference in search results. But web developers and power searchers might notice a few differences, so we’re opening up a web developer preview to collect feedback.
(see Google Webmaster Central)

That’s really bad if you are dependent on e-mails in just that moment. For example if you are using Google Mail in your company through Google Apps.

Ok, there are of course other disadvantages like e.g. privacy. :)

By the way: For the nerds. You will love the ‘Terminal’-theme. I love it. ;)

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