Google: We made a booboo

Anyone with a heart condition or weak stomach is advised to avoid reading the next sentence:

Google...made a mistake.

According to Google Vice President Marissa Mayer, the search giant made a slight tactical error with its new Google Video service by not sufficiently promoting shows like
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Survivor" on its homepage. Take that to read: Google's trying to cover up for an unimpressive launch and lackluster video sales. Reviewers paint Google Video as mediocre,
mostly bashing the service's interface — which has no logical organization scheme — and the deal-killing inability to watch videos on any device not directly connected to the Internet (ie, iPods, laptops-on-the-go).

Google's clearly in over their heads with this one; choosing to use the iTunes Video Store or Google Video is like choosing between eating a nice, fluffy piece of pound-cake or jabbing yourself in the eye with a tooth-pick (respectively). CBS
should just move CSI and Survivor to iTunes, and Google should leave this kind of stuff to the professionals — in this case, Apple.

[via MacDailyNews]