Comments on: So Google Will Bid For Spectrum. Will It Play To Win? http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Google’s New Fund Should Advance Its Goals, If It Has Them http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-935046 Google’s New Fund Should Advance Its Goals, If It Has Them Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:01:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-935046 <p>[...] done well, even the money-losing companies will still advance Google’s goals, much like its aborted bid on the 700 MHz spectrum still led to open access for devices. [...]</p> [...] done well, even the money-losing companies will still advance Google’s goals, much like its aborted bid on the 700 MHz spectrum still led to open access for devices. [...]

]]> By: Will Verizon Give in to Google on Mobile Search? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-895256 Will Verizon Give in to Google on Mobile Search? - GigaOM Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:35:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-895256 <p>[...] out there. I do find it hard to believe that Verizon would roll over on a deal with the company who caused it such angst during the 700 MHz auction, but perhaps the lure of mobile search dollars is too [...]</p> [...] out there. I do find it hard to believe that Verizon would roll over on a deal with the company who caused it such angst during the 700 MHz auction, but perhaps the lure of mobile search dollars is too [...]

]]> By: Google Claims Less is More on Click-Throughs - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-876332 Google Claims Less is More on Click-Throughs - GigaOM Thu, 01 May 2008 00:23:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-876332 <p>[...] into more enterprise applications, its hopes for monetizing YouTube, mobile phones — even its particpation in the 700MHz auction. Oh and how it’s still trying to avoid being [...]</p> [...] into more enterprise applications, its hopes for monetizing YouTube, mobile phones — even its particpation in the 700MHz auction. Oh and how it’s still trying to avoid being [...]

]]> By: 700MHz bids starts out at $1.24 billion — $3.36 billion to go for open-access « Techbrothers’s Weblog http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-858276 700MHz bids starts out at $1.24 billion — $3.36 billion to go for open-access « Techbrothers’s Weblog Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:35:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-858276 <p>[...] from Reuters via Engadget. They have enter started the Horse race. The Prize is nothing less than world domination. Will this be the beginning of a truly open access network that anyone with the know how can live [...]</p> [...] from Reuters via Engadget. They have enter started the Horse race. The Prize is nothing less than world domination. Will this be the beginning of a truly open access network that anyone with the know how can live [...]

]]> By: Michael http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-853831 Michael Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:41:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-853831 <p>Or google could keep saying they're bidding the min....then totally slam the competition with a megabucks bid where they're going to actually win it. The Telecom's would never see it coming.</p> <pre><code> --Michael </code></pre> Or google could keep saying they’re bidding the min….then totally slam the competition with a megabucks bid where they’re going to actually win it. The Telecom’s would never see it coming.

    --Michael
]]> By: 700 MHz Auction Update - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-852290 700 MHz Auction Update - GigaOM Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:03:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-852290 <p>[...] So Google Will Bid for Spectrum, Will It Play to Win? [...]</p> [...] So Google Will Bid for Spectrum, Will It Play to Win? [...]

]]> By: Frontline Out of 700 MHz Auction - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-840217 Frontline Out of 700 MHz Auction - GigaOM Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:25:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-840217 <p>[...] Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 4:51 PM PT Comments (0) Frontline Wireless is apparently out of the 700 MHz auction, according to reports from RCR Wireless and the New York Times, as well as an email note from our [...]</p> [...] Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 4:51 PM PT Comments (0) Frontline Wireless is apparently out of the 700 MHz auction, according to reports from RCR Wireless and the New York Times, as well as an email note from our [...]

]]> By: Paul Allen, Long-Time Wireless Fan - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-819214 Paul Allen, Long-Time Wireless Fan - GigaOM Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:35:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-819214 <p>[...] companies to purchase access to wireless subscribers. Google is throwing its hat in, though perhaps that’s just to shake up the auction and not really make any purchases. Like Google, Allen could just be testing the waters and again not make a serious play for [...]</p> [...] companies to purchase access to wireless subscribers. Google is throwing its hat in, though perhaps that’s just to shake up the auction and not really make any purchases. Like Google, Allen could just be testing the waters and again not make a serious play for [...]

]]> By: Tim Meyer http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-739958 Tim Meyer Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:52:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-739958 <p>Winning or losing is a matter of who has the better game theorists.</p> Winning or losing is a matter of who has the better game theorists.

]]> By: yit http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-739861 yit Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:39:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-739861 <p>Google is always a winner, and they only bid on the important stuff, so if they want something its theirs, nothing to do about it.</p> Google is always a winner, and they only bid on the important stuff, so if they want something its theirs, nothing to do about it.

]]> By: mm210: Google — 700MHz gorilla? « Left-handed Complement http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-737511 mm210: Google — 700MHz gorilla? « Left-handed Complement Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:17:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-737511 <p>[...] Written by Om MalikFriday, November 30, 2007 at 8:07 AM PT Comments (12) [...]</p> [...] Written by Om MalikFriday, November 30, 2007 at 8:07 AM PT Comments (12) [...]

]]> By: Shai Machnes http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-737287 Shai Machnes Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:58:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-737287 <p>Google is not playing to win. They are playing to lose.</p> <p>My guess is that Google will bid the minimum to make the new "openness" rules stick, and no more. The last thing they really want is to be a Telco.</p> <p>They just want the openness, so that the mobile Internet becomes a reality. More Internet, more search, more online apps, better for Google. Let the Telcos bid high, pay the money and quickly become the bit-pipes Google is aiming for them to be.</p> <p>By playing to lose they get want they really want, without paying the big bucks and without the headache of becoming a Telco. A perfect poker bluff.</p> Google is not playing to win. They are playing to lose.

My guess is that Google will bid the minimum to make the new “openness” rules stick, and no more. The last thing they really want is to be a Telco.

They just want the openness, so that the mobile Internet becomes a reality. More Internet, more search, more online apps, better for Google. Let the Telcos bid high, pay the money and quickly become the bit-pipes Google is aiming for them to be.

By playing to lose they get want they really want, without paying the big bucks and without the headache of becoming a Telco. A perfect poker bluff.

]]> By: Ben Cooper’s Weblog » Blog Archive » A Chat with Ben and Pete - Episode 6 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-736894 Ben Cooper’s Weblog » Blog Archive » A Chat with Ben and Pete - Episode 6 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:08:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-736894 <p>[...] Om Malik on the announcement [...]</p> [...] Om Malik on the announcement [...]

]]> By: True Mobility « beanworks http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-736290 True Mobility « beanworks Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:34:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-736290 <p>[...] next month, can we expect a new player in the U.S. mobile service provider space? Analysts and Silicon Valley journalists aren’t betting on it. Google and advocacy groups (lobbyists) pushed earlier this year for [...]</p> [...] next month, can we expect a new player in the U.S. mobile service provider space? Analysts and Silicon Valley journalists aren’t betting on it. Google and advocacy groups (lobbyists) pushed earlier this year for [...]

]]> By: Mi otro blog… » Blog Archive » Google pujará por el espectro de 700 MHz en Estados Unidos http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-733693 Mi otro blog… » Blog Archive » Google pujará por el espectro de 700 MHz en Estados Unidos Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:08:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-733693 <p>[...] operación a un partner, tal y como se comenta en Wired o si por el contrario, como se comenta en GigaOM, Google no tiene intención de pujar para ganar, ya que es posible que su objetivo fuera que la FCC [...]</p> [...] operación a un partner, tal y como se comenta en Wired o si por el contrario, como se comenta en GigaOM, Google no tiene intención de pujar para ganar, ya que es posible que su objetivo fuera que la FCC [...]

]]> By: U.S. gets Google, we get Ottawa - - mathewingram.com/work http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-733680 U.S. gets Google, we get Ottawa - - mathewingram.com/work Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:51:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/30/so-google-will-bid-for-spectrum-will-it-play-to-win/#comment-733680 <p>[...] competition, and as a result more features and lower prices (Om Malik doesn’t think Google is in it to win it). Will that be the actual outcome, or will it just mean higher handset prices and more attempts to [...]</p> [...] competition, and as a result more features and lower prices (Om Malik doesn’t think Google is in it to win it). Will that be the actual outcome, or will it just mean higher handset prices and more attempts to [...]

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