Google Beam: Future of Communication
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The HN community is introduced to Google Beam, a new communication technology, with a muted discussion that touches on its potential applications and comparisons to existing products.
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I simply don't understand who is letting folks at Google work on this and release products- it will never ever be profitable for them, and the ecosystem effects aren't that interesting.