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wouldbecouldbe on March 16, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google discontinues Google Glass for enterprise

I mean with Nest you might argue the success was already there but with tools as anlytics, maps etc. it was really Google's quality and push that made it.

tbyehl on March 16, 2023 [–]

Maps was indistinguishable from magic at launch.

Analytics was indistinguishable from Urchin On-Demand at launch. They took a successful $500/m service and made it free w/ an AdSense/AdWords account.

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