Don't Be Stupid: Google's 5 Worst Mistakes
By Damien Scott | Nov 11, 2011 | 1:28 pm | Permalink
Google's not having the best week ever. The company that preaches "Don't be evil" has been the target of a lot of hate. When it implemented the new look of its Gmail and Reader services, users balked, saying it was unsightly and more complicated than the previous versions. When the highly anticipated Gmail iPhone app finally hit the Apple App Store, Google immediately pulled it due to a bug that caused it to break notifications. Many questioned what was going on at Google, and if the company had a handle on what was going on at the Mountain View, Calif. company. We're not sure why they were so surprised. Google makes mistakes like any other company. Remember these?
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nickcald November 12th, 2011 at 05:05 PM
No list of Google mistakes is complete without this bomb http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/08/google-launches-virtual-world-called-lively/
Tom Sydnor November 12th, 2011 at 06:09 PM
According to federal prosecutors, Google made a "corporate decision" to jack up its market share and ad revenues by sabotaging its own "third-party verification" systems so it could keep trafficking in illegal, adulterated, counterfeit drugs. I would gently suggest that tops any item on this list. Here is a link to the $500-million-dollar Non-Prosecution Agreement: http://www.justice.gov/usao/ri/news/2011/august2011/Google%20Agreement.pdf
Mihai November 15th, 2011 at 06:40 AM
Google is google and like microsoft or other big company, is ok to mistake.