Google Apple Partnership - Goopple?

I do love a good rumor monger but this one has to be more than hearsay.

Google and Apple have been becoming a great deal closer of late. First there was talk that the .mac service could use the Google ‘cloud infrastructure’ for its hosting. Apple currently charges nearly $100 a year for 1GB of storage, Google give away gigabytes for free.

When questioned Steve Jobs replied with ‘Stay tuned’.

Then we have Google’s Youtube being integrated into the iphone.

and I was sent a link on YouTube’s advertising this morning.

The video itself is extremely interesting, a great use of advertising space.

however what surprised me most is the way its integrated into the user interface. For me it’s very ‘Apple’. They pause the video, show the ad and then bring you back.

Google has never been known for its UI design. They have always tended towards function over form, however even at the end of the video, YouTube have adopted an Apple style of docking navigation.

Maybe its just wishful thinking on my part to be seeing Steve Job’s touch appearing within Google’s products. But I do think that could be one of the greatest business partnerships ever.

Sphinn

5 Responses to “Google Apple Partnership - Goopple?”

  1. hrooom hroom. I don’t think you’re wrong, I think you’re right, and a lot of other people would probably agree. However, the new lushness appearing throughout Google’s products is probably more the influence of their recruitment of doug ’stopdesign’ bowman, and jeff ‘measuremap now google analytics’ veen…

    skipchris said this on July 7th, 2007 at 7:36 am

  2. If it happens, I for one would welcome the new ‘Aggle’ with open arms. I’m quite interested in seeing what happens without an official announcement, though. More and more Apple-like Google products (and vice versa) until one day they just launch the GoogleMac. Or the iGoogle.

    And re: the Entish skipchris’ comment - jeff ‘measuremap now google analytics’ veen has the best nickname ever.

    Pez said this on July 9th, 2007 at 3:51 am

  3. Hey Pez,
    igoogle already exists, its what they call the personalised google homepages ;)

    Kev Price said this on July 9th, 2007 at 4:39 am

  4. And I knew that. I just forgot. Well, maybe that day is closer than we think then…

    Pez said this on July 9th, 2007 at 4:44 am

  5. it’s now the second-best nickname, Robert “lolcatz in my bdaily FTW, Pez” Perry…

    skipchris said this on July 13th, 2007 at 8:04 am

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