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While I appreciate the optimism of the post, I think it doesn't matter so much if Google gets beaten when it comes to "C team priorities". Google search is stil
by spunker540 9y ago
While I appreciate the optimism of the post, I think it doesn't matter so much if Google gets beaten when it comes to "C team priorities". Google search is still unbeatable and still gives Google a giant advantage over startups in many areas besides search. To steal an example from the EU: flight price aggregation.
- Eridrus 9y agoI don't think Google is unbeatable at Search. I think Amazon's Alexa is a real threat. They don't need to be better than Google as long as they're can be good enough and convenient. Though it's also worth noting that what make Google money is commercial search, which is a niche you could theoretically win in one vertical at a time.
- jacksmith21006 9y agoAlexa is awful for search as in answering questions and when you include mobile it has a tiny share compared to Siri and the Google Assistant. But Google keeps adding at a rate it will be very difficult to compete. It is a moving target. The latest is Google Lens. Basically adding a new type of image search that will be tough to compete with as the resources and algorithms necessary will be tough to match.
- Eridrus 9y agoI think Siri is a good example of how vulnerable Google is. As of this year it's powered by Google, but until then it was powered by Bing and Google is paying billions of dollars a year for the privilege of being Siri's backend.