The day Gmail is not Beta ...
For those unaccustomed to the Beta state, not the format of video, say that a software program that has almost come to an end, still have to check and repair items before being considered "marketable."
This is because when we began the difficult task of making a complex program, like many current projects, we add code to called the Alpha version (yes, yes, those Greeks knew all ...). This state is the most usual, because until things should not work as you can not move forward. When everything is going "almost" well, we passed the state Beta, typically for developers, testers and miscarriages, which aims to find bugs for review.
For some time now it is more profitable, not more appropriate, to publish the beta versions so that everyone can use it and test it, so if no responsibilities. This is an advantage in many other occasions but it's becoming a problem. No program is safe and stable until leave the beta version for your business. If the beta period is extended in time we are faced with two major barriers:
- We have a great tool thats is not an option for legal and business purposes.
- We forget that the role of development is complete tasks in an estimated date, setting a specific product, closed and we know all their options.
This brings us to the subject of the article, what about Gmail?
Personally speculate, and it is not a rumor or a true fact, that things will change. Gmail does not come out of its beta version perhaps because when it do give us a surprise, or rather to our credit card.
When millions of people control their email, calendar, news and links from a single vendor makes us a little slaves. We can check with Hotmail at its inception and subsequent changes, his users want to or not.
Google is the same, except that its title of "saints" , this time has escaped hardest criticism , which could have been. In a company with the size of Google, which is almost 100% fueled by advertising revenue, as many services as we manage the costs and if, as expected this year, the advertising falls significantly.
The company already has taken positions in this regard but still remaining difficult stretches to 2010. That's why turning to the head and I have concluded that one reason that Gmail has become an eternal beta is because when things are clearer and service positions dominate market the service is open to the retail version.
This does not mean that everything is paid, but there will be a "Gmail Plus" for those willing to pay, while the free Google services will start to have a somewhat slower development.
Maybe I'm wrong, by 2010 there is time to seek support, but does not hurt to start looking for suppliers that we like to pay an Internet soon will be more "expensive" than today.
If you want other opinions (in English), here ...
jueves, 29 de enero de 2009
El día que Gmail no sea Beta...
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jueves, 15 de enero de 2009
Nokia y su continuo error, N-GAGE
Nokia and its continuous error... N- Gage
Nokia long ago that shows likely to be tired, even sheltered I would say. It is not that they are comfortable in their position as the mobile phone giant, but that lamb is scared for their own future.
Mobile telephony will continue to grow, but within a few years will no longer be at the top, but as wide. Like everything in life, when it reaches top of possibilities, the following is growing in functionality, capability, influence on the consumer, and so on.
Among the many mistakes there is one thats shining dramatically. Nokia does not want to leave the N-Gage, or structure or name. I think the name has been drained of much stress on it without result of success, may propose N-Gamer if things take a different course ...
But the most irritating beyond will see how millions of euros in the end, is to see that neither the change of course after removing offered ngage phones and ngage qd have been able to learn from their mistakes and build a platform capable.
Today there are titles on Java dangerously close to the abilities and qualities of this platform that I'm going to schedule time for a closed platform if can do for millions of brands and models?
To understand the error of Nokia you have to think about someone taking strategic decisions, wanted to maintain control of the game development in the hands of the company. We will not tell to Nokia as its lead company, but we remind they that can not force drawn from several markets simultaneously.
If they want a gaming platform other than Java, with a license market itself, which I think is what they seek, then must return to the road abandoned. They must return to devices which are not fully specialized, but they are designed to keep the user in a comfortable way to play and compatible with other functions.
The problem then is certainly going to have fierce competitors, if suddenly Nintendo, Sony or Apple decide to follow the same path are in much better condition that the Finnish company. Maybe rather than face up to reality of the market for video games prefer to look for other outlets, finally leaving the N-Gage franchise, otherwise to be preparing a few venture capital funds too bulky, because they need for that.
To know that I speak ... here.
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martes, 13 de enero de 2009
Pre parados para el nuevo Palm
Hemos probado el iPod Nano 4G...
Hola a todos, hoy tenemos con nosotros a un invitado muy especial, el nuevo iPod Nano. Gracias a Cristina, que muy amablemente nos lo ha dejado, podemos comentar las novedades de este iPod sobre los anteriores e incluso su posición dentro de la gama.
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viernes, 2 de enero de 2009
Mi primer artículo desde un iphone..
Es por eso que en estas horas no me extiendo más, próximamente probaremos las capacidades del iphone y su primo ipod touch.
Un saludo y hasta pronto.
Enviado desde mi iPhone
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