1) Go to http://www.newegg.com -- while brand/vendor is one selection criteria, so are many of the technical specs and options. They even offer advanced and power search.
While I don't think that the statement in the RFS is accurate, there is no doubt in my mind that the online product finding experience has dramatic room for improvement and innovation.
My sense was that he wanted a generalized version of NewEgg. In other words a way to take all the products in the world and be able to create many lenses that view them. The products seen by the lenses could be determined by whatever criteria you / your customer / your customer's customer sees fit. That is how I understood it.
Disclaimer: You have never met anyone worse at following directions than me so that could be a misread.
I think PG's point is that NewEgg only lists products sold by NewEgg. Amazon is a little different since they have affiliated retailers, but they still don't have everything.
Do you really find this to be true?
1) Go to http://www.newegg.com -- while brand/vendor is one selection criteria, so are many of the technical specs and options. They even offer advanced and power search.
2) Amazon is no different: While Brands are promoted (because consumers are trained to that) they offer power on the left side here (below brand): http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Cameras-Photo/b/ref=sv_p_4?ie=...
While I don't think that the statement in the RFS is accurate, there is no doubt in my mind that the online product finding experience has dramatic room for improvement and innovation.