Google targeting "the next billion" with free services

2. PhenomFaz posted on 08 Nov 2012, 09:21 18 0

Only Google can do it....make a billion and still provide free stuff :)
Unlike certain fruit companies that are just too greedy...ok i know i'm trollin but I'm allowed too once in a while :)
Best of Luck Google!

3. Nathan_ingx posted on 08 Nov 2012, 09:31 10 0

"Apple offers free SIRI and iMaps download for other platforms"...NAH!!! Not possible!! :D

14. JeffdaBeat posted on 08 Nov 2012, 16:15 4 0

Apple isn't in the business of giving things out for free. Before you thumb me down, neither are most companies. Google has a unique business model that allows them to offer products for free in exchange for user information. This, of course, is used to sell ads. Nothing is ever for free. With Google, you pay with your information. Not a bad thing, just the way it works.

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15. Nathan_ingx posted on 08 Nov 2012, 17:16 1 0

Why would i thumb you down man! It's not free either, lol.
I'm just whoopin' around with Apple buddy...
And thanks for the info...:)

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5. Savage posted on 08 Nov 2012, 10:41 14 1

Jesus. Are you kidding me? Read the article atleast! Google services accessed via the url g.co/freezone won't be counted under your data consumption. Hence, "free".

7. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on 08 Nov 2012, 11:34 9 0

Apple's worst supporters are usually the quick draw types who can't comprehend anything, just shoot off at the mouth. This sounds like an interesting idea, how will it pan out, only time will tell.

10. GeekMovement posted on 08 Nov 2012, 15:10 5 0

it's not the first time he commented without reading the article. Sometimes it looks like he just comments after reading the title.

16. Nathan_ingx posted on 08 Nov 2012, 17:20 2 0

"Sometimes it looks like he
just comments after reading the title."...shouldn't it be
"Sometimes it looks like he just reads after commenting."? Correct me if i'm wrong, but that sounds more appropriate for Mxyzptlk

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17. Mxyzptlk posted on 08 Nov 2012, 23:29 0 3

Nothing is ever free. There's a cost somewhere in there and it will pass down onto someone. Carriers also have to agree to it according to the article making the rollout a little slow.

i guess this means i did read the article.

8. noim1 posted on 08 Nov 2012, 11:56 1 0

Yup love the Idea .....Hope it reaches to Bangladesh as well...go Google !!!

11. TheMan posted on 08 Nov 2012, 15:50 0 0

And here I'm thinking that tens of million of Americans could benefit from this, but that the reason it may not happen is the carriers' wish to only offer paid services.

13. Zero0 posted on 08 Nov 2012, 16:08 0 0

The reason it's illegal has nothing to do with what carriers want. Landline ISPs really, really want net neutrality to be dropped by the FCC. Reason is, services like Netflix hurt Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc. If a customer can get Internet service and Netflix and not need to buy a cable package, that hurts the cable company. If net neutrality were dropped, these companies could conceivably throttle or even block competing services. Similarly, it would be possible for a company to ask for preferential service (i.e. Yahoo could pay Verizon to have Google slowed down, thus giving Yahoo an edge).

Carriers could also benefit from a non-net neutral Internet. In this example, the carriers will get money from Google, and customers would be dissuaded from using Bing or Facebook.

Google's "Free Zone" helps customers, but the barrier in place against such a service is there only to benefit consumers.

And again, even if we lose net neutrality, Google is under investigation for anti-competitive practices. While I believe that Google has used its market power for good, this is still giving Google something of an unfair advantage.