Comments on: Google Wave: a tsunami or a few ripples? http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/06/02/google-wave-a-tsunami-or-a-few-ripples/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Yeh http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/06/02/google-wave-a-tsunami-or-a-few-ripples/comment-page-1/#comment-6382 Chris Yeh Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:58:27 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=4833#comment-6382 My prediction is that Wave's success will depend on the degree to which Google is willing to relinquish control of the application. If Google truly treats it as a platform, and allows third parties to take control, it could be revolutionary. If Google tries to have its cake and eat it to, the open source approach would be revealed as posturing, and Wave will end up a failure, much like 95% of Google's other initiatives. Especially for the enterprise, Google needs third parties to provide support and services, since Google certainly isn't going to do so. My prediction is that Wave's success will depend on the degree to which Google is willing to relinquish control of the application.

If Google truly treats it as a platform, and allows third parties to take control, it could be revolutionary.

If Google tries to have its cake and eat it to, the open source approach would be revealed as posturing, and Wave will end up a failure, much like 95% of Google's other initiatives.

Especially for the enterprise, Google needs third parties to provide support and services, since Google certainly isn't going to do so.

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