"Are you deemed worthy of a CR-48 by Google?" (This is not an official Google quote I'm just laying out the sentiment)
And the problem with that is...some people won't be. So when you look at using the package arrivals for hype you have to realize you're rubbing it in the nose of everyone who didn't get one (and the ones who did are already happy with you so they're already hyped up).
I suppose there's a third group that wasn't interested enough to even apply but I can't imagine those people being moved by a bunch of "my CR-48 arrived" stories.
The question is pretty legit; the long application asks a number of questions like how much you use desktop apps (Anything from MATLAB to Citrix), and also about your preference in Google products vs anything else (gmail, calendar, docs, etc).
Is there any indication to whether they are picking people with good fits (e.g. those who basically use all the Google products already) or are they just selecting people randomly, using the data provided just for stats and context to the person's inputs?
It would be super-sad if my Cr-48 has been delivered without signature to my door and then stolen already :-(
I played around with the reference numbers, and it seems like Google sent out 3 batches:
AAC1XXXXXX (up to AAC1001982)
AAC2XXXXXX (up to AAC2002127)
AAC3XXXXXX (up to AAC3002115)
All of these turn up 6 pound packages sent within the past few days, with the earliest being the 9th.
Where I work we send out gift baskets to select VIP donors to goose donations over the holidays and even we pay a service that determines the cheapest shipping carrier for the donors location. I'd imagine a company as big as Google would use a similar service (especially since they obviously didn't order in bulk as some are ground and some are overnight)
I'd love to try it out, but judging from reviews so far I'm not so sure I'll actually be able to develop on this thing.
