Originally Posted by montel

making an OS is kinda alot of work. more than knocking up an IM service or a mapping application. this is a whole nother ballpark. i would be surprised if they attempted something like this that could flop so spectacularly.

errrrrr it seems to me that they are just releasing new products at convenient intervals to keep the google share price bubble pumped. at the end of the day where is the REVENUE from these new products? how much bank is google maps ot google talk actually pulling down? why should the market get excited about new technology driven products that dont have a revenue stream attached to them (that actually cost money to maintain)... oh and google seems to have only one decent revenue stream- advertising... and we know what happens to online advertising in an economic downturn.