The company celebrates 25 years Google CEO Sundar Pichai has written a blog on the same. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he waited for two days for a response from his father in India to his email that he sent from the United States.
“I’ve been thinking a lot about how far technology has come over the last 25 years and how people adapt to it. Years ago, when I was studying in the U.S., my dad — who was back in India — got his first email address. I was really excited to have a faster (and cheaper) way to communicate with him, so I sent a message”, he said.
“And then I waited…and waited. It was two full days before I got this reply: Dear Mr. Pichai, email received. All is well”, he wrote in the blog.
“Perplexed by the delay and the formality, I called him up to see what happened. He told me that someone at his work had to bring up the email on their office computer, print it out, and then deliver it to him. My dad dictated a response, which the guy wrote down and eventually typed up to send back to me. Fast forward to a few months ago: I was with my teenage son. He saw something interesting, took some quick pictures and shared them with his friends. Then they exchanged a few messages, and it all seemed faster than the time it would take me just to pull out my phone”, he added in the blog.
“How I communicated with my dad all those years ago compared with how my son communicates today shows just how much change can happen across generations. Technology that takes us years to adapt to is second nature for our kids. Ideas my dad marveled at as science fiction — taking a call from your watch, or telling your car to play your favorite song — make my children shrug”, he said.
“To everyone around the world who uses our products, our employees, and our partners: This month, Google will celebrate our 25th birthday. It’s a huge privilege to reach this milestone, made possible by the people who use our products and challenge us to keep innovating, the hundreds of thousands of Googlers past and present who have given their talents to building those products, and our partners who believe in our mission as much as we do. It’s a time for some gratitude, and a moment to reflect”, he blog added.
The further blog can be read here.
