Google has generally great products, although some I don't like as well as competitors (Gmail for example). I still use them as my primary search engine—after a 2½ year hiatus while I worked for Yahoo and ate our own dogfood. And Google Reader is by far the best RSS app out there. Even Google shopping is an essential tool when buying online. They are more comprehensive than Yahoo or Bing. But it seems where they are really shining is in public policy.
I gave them props for bidding up wireless spectrum, and forcing it to be someone more open. I also love how Gmail finally lit a fire under a complacent online mail competition. My Yahoo Mail experience is vastly improved, and the root cause for that is Gmail. And now—with their strong stance against the crap that the Chinese government is doing—they have clearly put long term ethics over short term business gains. However this standoff turns out, they've done good by putting a global spotlight on the operation of the Chinese government.
I gave them props for bidding up wireless spectrum, and forcing it to be someone more open. I also love how Gmail finally lit a fire under a complacent online mail competition. My Yahoo Mail experience is vastly improved, and the root cause for that is Gmail. And now—with their strong stance against the crap that the Chinese government is doing—they have clearly put long term ethics over short term business gains. However this standoff turns out, they've done good by putting a global spotlight on the operation of the Chinese government.
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