06-26-2020, 04:31 PM
It makes you ask, why would Google buy it?
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06-26-2020, 04:43 PM
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06-26-2020, 07:20 PM
(06-26-2020, 05:00 PM)bgb_ca Wrote:(06-26-2020, 04:31 PM)Spokes Wrote: It makes you ask, why would Google buy it? And to get employees. Similar to how Carta swooped in and took over Kik's office space + employees, despite being in a totally different business. Good engineering talent is hard to hire. There's even the term acquihire for when companies buy startups just for their employees. 
06-26-2020, 08:37 PM
(06-26-2020, 07:20 PM)taylortbb Wrote: There's even the term acquihire for when companies buy startups just for their employees. It’s very much not a new thing: https://classicprogrammerpaintings.com/p...s-aquihire 
06-29-2020, 09:25 PM
The way I see it, Google needs to compete with Apple in whatever vision (pardon not intended) they have with smart eyeglasses. I see this as a good thing, and possibly make this region central for their own vision of what smart glasses should be.
Whatever comes to be, I think Google is going to continue to expand in this area. And I sure hope to hell we don't have more NIMBY's coming out in full force the next time Google attempt to expand. We need the jobs. (this was not a play on words with Apple's previous CEO, Jobs)
06-30-2020, 04:36 PM
Now confirmed by both North and Google. Focals 2.0 are cancelled so it wasn't the product that Google wanted. No word on how many employees are moving over.
06-30-2020, 07:32 PM
I'm imagining Google mostly wanted the patents and the personnel. They may combine Focals with their own work on Glass and release something more from that, who knows.
07-29-2020, 10:58 PM
(06-26-2020, 04:31 PM)Spokes Wrote: It makes you ask, why would Google buy it? That's a great question! Cory Doctorow has a thread: https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1288622926850220032 |
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