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I hate that Google can pour money from its infinite ad revenue into other things and beat out competitors by virtue of being able to sustainably run unsustainab
by twtw 8y ago
I hate that Google can pour money from its infinite ad revenue into other things and beat out competitors by virtue of being able to sustainably run unsustainable (for others) businesses.
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For people who are interested in this, I would recommend studying the history of AT&T, especially the 1956 consent decree.
- vntok 8y agoAs a user I am strictly better off that way.
- untog 8y agoNot necessarily. It'll always be a small project for a company like Google and will eventually be merged into some larger corporate structure (YouTube Game Stream or whatever). It'll take product cues from that larger entity, so won't be as dedicated to propose as a small start-up would be (already in this thread we've discovered the site is Chrome only). But it'll still dominate enough of the market that the small start-up will not be viable.
- ALittleLight 8y agoA fundamentally better service may be strangled in the cradle by Google operating at a loss for years and then shuttering the service, raising prices, or making some other negative trade off.
- maxxxxx 8y agoThat's how the big guys can kill innovation.
- Jagat 8y agoThe other player at the moment happens to be Amazon. So any competition is a good thing.
- twtw 8y agoAmazon? Are you thinking of Twitch, because this isn't that. Parsec, Paperspace, GeForce Now, Shadow, ... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_gaming https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_gaming
- remir 8y agoMicrosoft are also reportedly working on their own game streaming service.
- tapoxi 8y agoPlayStation Now is interesting, mostly because Sony has a pretty great exclusive game library.
- justicezyx 8y ago> beat out competitors by virtue of being able to sustainably run unsustainable (for others) businesses. Is there other providers of similar services?
- twtw 8y agoYes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_gaming https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_gaming
- justicezyx 8y agoWow, never thought of there are so many contenders in this area. I thought Google is the only one having the tech to provide the service in a large scale that possibly can transform the industry. Then your statement makes sense. I was fantasizing that Google is actually innovating before others. Turns out there is indeed no new ideas in IT.
- forgotmysn 8y agoPretty much all major tech companies do this. Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.
- fx32s 8y agoIf they can push the industry forward I am all for it. In general some innovations are not sustainable but are still beneficial for the end users, getting these otherwise neglected fields funded through other income streams doesn't seem too bad.
- Aunche 8y agoWhen has Google succeeded in doing this? To me, it seems like Google burns a lot of money on a project just to deprecate it a few years later.