http://brontemedia.com/2006/05/17/what-google-notebookcalendaranything-else-google-means/ There are those who experiment and those who follow the formula Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:43:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://brontemedia.com/2006/05/17/what-google-notebookcalendaranything-else-google-means/#comment-565 Seth Thu, 18 May 2006 10:52:46 +0000 http://brontemedia.com/2006/05/17/what-google-notebookcalendaranything-else-google-means/#comment-565 Its a fair critique based on logic. Yet google does manage to deliver a simpl like solution via its products. In case of calendar they do have the simplicity and usability theme as in gmail, google talk etc. But somehow this time I find the lacking in a few area like mobile sync..As syncML is a known protocol so its more like leaving out on the trend. As for the startups, there sure are many up and coming. I saw G calendar similar functionality at zyb.com , plus mobile sync and for calendar and sharing as well. These guys are doing sync of mobile contacts as well via syncml. So many more will be out there and google will have re orientate some core projects as you mentioned "there are more to markets than technology and product, and that audiences and human behavior matter" Its a fair critique based on logic. Yet google does manage to deliver a simpl like solution via its products. In case of calendar they do have the simplicity and usability theme as in gmail, google talk etc. But somehow this time I find the lacking in a few area like mobile sync..As syncML is a known protocol so its more like leaving out on the trend. As for the startups, there sure are many up and coming. I saw G calendar similar functionality at zyb.com , plus mobile sync and for calendar and sharing as well. These guys are doing sync of mobile contacts as well via syncml. So many more will be out there and google will have re orientate some core projects as you mentioned “there are more to markets than technology and product, and that audiences and human behavior matter”

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