08-25-2013, 12:33 AM
I remember reading an article a few years back about a former Google engineer talking about how Google doesn't understand interfaces, and that it was (supposedly) the reason that Google+ wasn't more popular.
Still, ever since they bought it, Youtube has been just one interface change after another, and it does get pretty annoying. Plus, I don't remember even the slightest amount of videos being taken down because of copyright claims or whatever before Google bought it, so that bit is also annoying (if a bit understandable). But I would say that the one thing I DON'T get is, why are videos are restricted by region?? I mean, the internet is a GLOBAL phenomenon, so why is it that I can't watch videos that were uploaded from another country? Or, perhaps to be more precise, why is it that uploaders are allowed to restrict their video's views to a single country? Is there some reason that Google is supporting this xenophobic attitude towards viewership? Or are they just idiots? My money's on the latter. </small_rant>
Still, ever since they bought it, Youtube has been just one interface change after another, and it does get pretty annoying. Plus, I don't remember even the slightest amount of videos being taken down because of copyright claims or whatever before Google bought it, so that bit is also annoying (if a bit understandable). But I would say that the one thing I DON'T get is, why are videos are restricted by region?? I mean, the internet is a GLOBAL phenomenon, so why is it that I can't watch videos that were uploaded from another country? Or, perhaps to be more precise, why is it that uploaders are allowed to restrict their video's views to a single country? Is there some reason that Google is supporting this xenophobic attitude towards viewership? Or are they just idiots? My money's on the latter. </small_rant>