It is a very interesting post which was intended to be internal memoranda and accidently was published externally.
I read it in the right time: just after publishing in my blog a post titled: Will Google Survive until 2021? Revisited - part 1 and before publishing part 2.
You can read it here. I recommend reading it from start to end although it is a long post.
Few Notes
The notes do not support or dispute Steve's views. They just summarize and clarify some aspects.
1. Google's main challenge is lack of Platform
It is a products company which developed a very successful product: Search Engine. Lack of Platform is more a Cultural issue than a Technological issue, therefore more difficult to change.
2. Other major challenge is lack of openness to third party developers.
The lack of openness is not a technical only issue. It is mainly lack of openness to their ideas about what kind of applications to develop or what users of Electronic Social Networking Service would like to use.
It can limit Service or Product use to a specific market
Google because unlike Amazon its culture is
3. Lack of Accessibility is another concern.
share of sophisticated young people.
4. Despite Google's limitations he is loyal to
employees friendly or makes employees feel good.
A final note: Google should be praised for allowing
its employee to criticize its culture and products
internally (and unintentionally in the public).
A corporate culture which do not shut internal criticism
can support Innovation and Adaptation.
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