Does the word "Base" give you a hint?

Am I the only one who sees GoogleBase as an online database? You know, like Access only on the web. The blogosphere and the MSM are rushing to describe it as competition for Ebay and Craigslist in offering a free site for classified ads, and that probably is part of Google's plan. But I've known Adam Bosworth for more than 20 years, and he is a database guy through and through. It can't be a coincidence that he started working for Google almost a year before GoogleBase made its first appearance. The only blogger I've seen who has recognized the possibility of GoogleBase becoming a standard end-user database has been Om Malik, and he assumes that since Quickbase wasn't a success GoogleBase will also fail to attract an audience. He failed to mention that Quickbase sucks. The performance is unacceptable and the functionality is weak. I can't believe Bosworth would make those mistakes. The acceptance of online apps is also much greater now than when Qucikbase appeared. We'll have to wait until it appears, but I think a fast end-user database with large amounts of storage and a good API could become a significant part of the web services infrastructure.