do one thing, but do it well..

i can't find the thread where i stated this about google (that they shouldn't go portal-like), but here it is, straight from the google's mouth, rated as their number 2 priority..

2. It's best to do one thing really, really well.



http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html

that's why i like google right as it is, doing search, and doing it well. nothing more, nothing less..

In a few years they will end up branching into different aspects of the web, theyve already started with gmail.

I still contend that their Gmail service fits very well under the area of search. Why do you think they have such large quotas? You can store a ton of email and use their search technology to look through it. The problem is that it's a different way of using email than most people are used to (and possibly have a real need for).

My brothers using an account on GMail which they handed to him, and its the one mail server he hasnt complained about, all im saying is i think they srae starting to branch out, theres nothing wrong with it aslong as they keep the services as reliable as the google search is.