As a civilian, after this year 's dud, I shall not get excited about Google I O for the foreseea...

[G+_George Kozi]

Originally shared by George Kozi

 

As a civilian, after this year's dud, I shall not get excited about Google I/O for the foreseeable future.

[G+_George Kozi]

there was nothing for me in this geek navelgazing festival. No grand vision that would fire up my imagination, no long term roadmap, no... anything.

[G+_Damian Mongru]

As a consumer it was a developers conference. I followed the liveblogs, and haven't seen the actual presentation. However, there was a lot in here, although it can be seen that the major ecosystems are aligning (new version of Android with flatter design, auto, TV, health, etc) and in turn the walls between them seem to be getting higher.

 

Maybe it was that Google release information throughout the year, for example AndroidWear. This is an exciting solution which seems to cover most of the bases for wearables, and allows the manufacturers to concentrate on hardware.

 

I also think the mainstream get more excited by hardware releases, if there was a new piece of hardware announced - I'm still holding out for a 'mid-range' Chromebook then it would seem more exciting.

 

These are mature platforms now which results in evolutionary improvements, and ensuring feature parity with other systems. As for a grand vision, yo can see where they are heading with respect to all your devices playing nicely together across ChromeOS and Android. What were you expecting from IO?

[G+_George Kozi]

well, as a consumer, they kinda made me feel that for them, only developers matter. PR is not Google's strong point, is it?

[G+_Damian Mongru]

I don't know if it is bad PR or not - they had a developers conference and spoke to developers, that's knowing your audience and speaking to them.

 

Which bit made you feel like you didn't matter - all the Android items (one, TV, auto, wear, fit/health, L etc) are consumer facing things. They had Chromecast and ChromeOS demos, quite a lot there for consumers.

 

There are a lot of preconceived notions, and the constant one-upmanship needs to stop. Apple have a way of getting everyone excited. I try to take each conference as they are - they all have their own flavour. MS tries to cram every thing into their keynotes, Apple is polished, Google is geeky and excited etc.

 

As a passing thought, there is a lot of hate for Samsung, and a lot of the things that are being announced now they have had for quite a while, but they'll never get any credit for it. A lot of the uses for Android Wear, S-Health hub etc

[G+_F. D. Bryant III]

Here's the thing - Google doesn't make Android for consumers. They make it for developers and others who make the products for consumers. Even the Nexus line is more about being a reference device for developers than a consumer. So if want excitement - think about what developers might make for you the consumer with the new tools just announced at Google I/O.

 

Personally I am just glad it's over, I got tired of hearing about it 4 months ago.

[G+_Zachary Dunn]

George Kozi It wasn't PR. It was a conference to let developers know where they are heading and what they can prepare for. It wasn't supposed to entertain non-developers. But there was even hints at things coming up that are of interest to consumers. Android Auto and Android TV are things I've been wanting for a long time. To your original comment, there was a bit of a grand vision. They introduced #material  design, which is the design they will use across all Google products and they showed how they're subtly integrating Chrome and Android.