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Google Glass Could Bring in $3 Billion a Year for Google

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It’s hard to believe that this pile of pieces could be worth so much money in such a short time period, but according to one analyst from SunTrust Robinson Humphrey,  Robert S. Peck , that will be the case. He estimates that by 2017 Google will have an installed base of 64,500 users and new units should be selling for $349 and bring in $3.27 billion in non-hardware revenue. That is if only 65,000 people purchase them, which I believe is a modest number, especially if they cost $349, or roughly the cost of a high-end smartphone. He believes that Google will sell the actual device at cost or slightly above, which makes sense when you think about. Google is in the advertising business and that is where they believe that they will make their money. We did a recent article where Google was awarded another Glass patent; this particular one offered a kind of pay-per-view advertising. When a wearer views an advertisement of any sort, Glass can detect your response to the ad by your eye movemen