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Ads: doubleclick, bought Maps: bought Youtube: bought Android: bought What else?
by tanilama 9y ago
Ads: doubleclick, bought
Maps: bought
Youtube: bought
Android: bought
What else?
- fooker 9y agoGoogle had a successful ads business before the doubleclick acquisition. They are still more or less separate software stacks. (Disclaimer: This knowledge is outdated by about 2 years, but a significant change is unlikely. )
- gcb0 9y agobut it was far from supporting the whole company alone as it is now. it mostly was successful because of their search monopoly alone. they could have banners and it would have been the same before the acquisition
- pas 9y agoSource on Maps please. They bought KeyHole or whatever, fir Google Earth maybe. But Maps itself was started in-house, no?
- gcb0 9y agothe web 2.0 interface to the bought map backend, yes I think that was original.
- moogly 9y agoWikipedia says: "Google Maps began as a C++ desktop program designed by Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen at Where 2 Technologies. In October 2004, the company was acquired by Google, which converted it into a web application."
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- sgs1370 9y agoFlights, bought (ITA Software)