Google's initiative comes at a great time, when all the current ISP's are stagnating. One of the problems with the Western World (Out of three main ones) is that it is too money-centric (huh. Apparently, my spell check says that's a word). It's because of this, plus the two other reasons I'll tell you about another time, that many corporations and governments think in terms of "good enough". There hasn't been a major speed upgrade in a while. The ISP's want to sit back and watch the money roll in, with the occasional break for "fixing" everybody's connection. Google has done many amazing thing in the 12 or so years they've been active (finally, a good tech company younger than me), and I think that if they put their minds to it, they should be able to do a better job than what the current ISP's do now.
But (yes there's a 'but'), Google seems to be doing more than they can handle here. They have a zillion projects on the go (Google Chrome, Google Wave, Google Buzz, Google Chrome OS, Google Streetview, Google Earth, Google Books, the whole China thing, and not to mention keeping their regular site up), and they seem to be stretching themselves even further with each new project.
I seem to be contradicting myself here. I want change as fast as possible, but I don't want Google to change too fast. It's a case of status quo vs. change. I think that a 1G-bps connection would be a great thing for the world. However, I don't want to see Google go under doing it.
Overall, I think Google is doing the right thing. They are possibly the most "pro-change" company out there, and I always get excited at news that Google is planning something big. I really do hope they succeed in this initiative.
I want to hear your suggestions. Have your say in the comment board. Do you think Google is making the right move, or do you think you have a better solution?
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