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It's a bit subjective, of course, but if a company makes most of its profit by selling ads why shouldn't we label it as an advertising company? Profit maximatio
by nwellnhof 8y ago
It's a bit subjective, of course, but if a company makes most of its profit by selling ads why shouldn't we label it as an advertising company? Profit maximation is what ultimately drives a company and thinking of Google and most TV/radio stations or newspapers as ad companies helps a lot to understand the decisions they make.
- konschubert 8y agoBecause we label a company by the thing that gives it it's competitive edge. Google's edge is search - so it's mostly a search company. Of course the monetisation scheme of a company matters in understanding it's actions - but it doesn't define what "kind" of company it is.