Google Toolbar Beta -> almost cool

Google Toolbar Beta
So Google's has been doing a great job at making sure that they have enough features incrementally added to their core product that it becomes cool. Unfortunately, incremental features don't do much in the software business. This is a problem that gets worse when you compete against a company like Microsoft that specializes in adding incremental and sometimes less than useful features (can we say MS Office 97-2000-xp-10).

I seriously hope the rumors about Google having some game changing technology in development. Simply taking existing stuff and putting the Google "spin" on it isn't really the heart of a good business model.

Don't get me wrong, I want Google to do well. Its time we demand more of software companies, Google might be one of the first to actually deliver.

../km