Google rolled out Gmail to tremendous applause, Google Earth found a devoted following for its services, but Google Video has received nothing but grief from the online world.
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...unhappiness reigns when it comes to discussing Google Video.
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CBS has been less willing than its network broadcast rivals ABC and NBC to leap online. Both rivals appear on Apple's iTunes store with video downloads of their programs. For all of CBS' talk about becoming more of a bold, broadband-first presence with the news, it hasn't taken hold with the rest of the company's divisions.
Perhaps CBS has plans to go with iTunes, eventually. Maybe CBS wants to keep the money in-house, and will partner with Microsoft on DRM and build a video store after testing interest with Google Video. That's just speculation on my part, but it wouldn't be surprising to see a network like CBS do something to maintain control of video distribution of its content.
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David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business. 
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