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Google Gulp

http://www.google.com/googlegulp/faq.html

I found this part of their FAQ hilarious. I wish Google did April Fool's pranks on other days of the year too.

 

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4. What if I don't want to use Auto-Drink™?

No problem–– simply turn off Auto-Dri™k™ on your Google Gulp preferences page.

5. Well, shouldn't Auto-Dr™nk™ be default-off?

You mean we should cripple a perfectly useful feature just because of a little bad PR? ..

9. I mean, isn't this whole invite-only thing kind of bogus?

Dude, it's like you've never even heard of viral marketing.

10. Will Google be coming out with more food products?

As a rule, Google doesn't comment on future product releases, but...let's just say for now that a cool, refreshing drink isn't complete without, oh, say, chips and dip, is it?

11. When will you take Google Gulp out of beta?

Man, if you pressure us, you just drive us away. We'll commit when we're ready, okay? Besides, what's so great about taking things out of beta? It ruins all the romance, the challenge, the possibilities, the right to explore. Carpe diem, ya know? Maybe we're jaded, but we've seen all these other companies leap headlong into 1.0, thinking their product is exactly what they've been dreaming of all their lives, that everything is perfect and hunky-d–ry – and the next thing you know some vanilla copycat release from Redmond is kicking their butt, the Board is holding emergency meetings and the CEO is on CNBC blathering sweatily about "a new direction" and "getting back to basics." No thanks, man. We like our freedom.

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posted on Friday, April 01, 2005 1:34 PM by sriram





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