i think if one views google as a search company, its logical to make that conclusion. but i think google sees itself as a way to organize information and that b

i think if one views google as a search company, its logical to make that conclusion. but i think google sees itself as a way to organize information and that battle is far from over with the amount of information that is coming online or being created. http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/schmidt-data/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/schmidt-data/ if you look at it from the organization perspective, some of the acquisitions seem a bit more logical. if you're google, do what you can to make sure your on the forefront of information organization (AI, AR, locale, instant...whatever might be the next way to organize) I think startups that continue to organize that information will thrive Less abstractly, google gets a vast majority of revenue from a few sources and thats risky, so enter lots of industries and try to diversify