|
I'm hoping Amazon will pretty much leave it be (apart from more Kindle integration IF that's what individual users want), and the only real change will be at their end. I.e. that they have a huge pool of data to work with to improve their sales, recommendations etc.
As for the web 2.0 comment, the thing is you have to accept that everyone has to get something out of these ideas. Yes GR wouldn't be in the position it is without the content provided by us, the end users. But then we've used it for our benefit too, and wouldn't have been able to do so without someone coming up with GR and implementing it in the first place. And if someone comes along and offers you a ton of money for your idea, but wants you to keep working on it - who in their right mind wouldn't agree?
Yes it may all come down to money in the end, but while it can be the case that money talks and to heck with principles, who is to say that the people behind GR are not only happy about the money, but also the prospect of securing the future of their baby and continuing to run it the same way?
In saying that, I do appreciate the sentiment about losing an independent source. There is no getting away from the fact that's a blow.
|