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They're just trying to find something as profitable as search ads, which will never happen given that Adwords is a high margin cash printing machine. Hence why
by notfromhere 8y ago
They're just trying to find something as profitable as search ads, which will never happen given that Adwords is a high margin cash printing machine. Hence why every other product of theirs ends up in a graveyard because it can never compare to its monopoly on search
- z2 8y agoMore generally, is there any thing that can be done for companies in this situation or is growth outside the cash cow impossible? Can they spin off the new project into a subsidiary to lessen the effects of the mothership's risk and ROI demands?
- sridca 8y agoAll of these are assumptions (some cynical). But what is the actual reason Google is experimenting with projects in this manner? I wonder if Google is using their data-based approach here.
- notfromhere 8y agoFor someone like Google, there's no point in pursuing a product line they're not dominant in. It's all just speculation, but either google is just godawful at managing acquisitions or side projects, or they don't bother to pursue product lines where its profitable but not overwhelmingly so