Cool post, and I agree. My question is probably not geared toward you, but the audience:
Why can't we just celebrate the fact that Google built something new instead of beat it to death with criticisms of how it isn't perfect or a game changer, etc?
I like new tech and new products to play with, whether they come from YC, Google, or the hacker down the street.
I think we are all naturally a bit defensive when the fear of a great competitor leaping out from the shadows is always there - especially for travel startups where something like the Google-ITA deal that has been in the works for so long. The message I got from his article actually somewhat agrees with the question you posed: there can be sufficient room for both of them in the space and as a community we should resist being alarmist about others encroaching on what we do; in fact it can be a really good thing.
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Cool post, and I agree. My question is probably not geared toward you, but the audience:
Why can't we just celebrate the fact that Google built something new instead of beat it to death with criticisms of how it isn't perfect or a game changer, etc?
I like new tech and new products to play with, whether they come from YC, Google, or the hacker down the street.
I think we are all naturally a bit defensive when the fear of a great competitor leaping out from the shadows is always there - especially for travel startups where something like the Google-ITA deal that has been in the works for so long. The message I got from his article actually somewhat agrees with the question you posed: there can be sufficient room for both of them in the space and as a community we should resist being alarmist about others encroaching on what we do; in fact it can be a really good thing.