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you should feel pretty good. i’ve yet to see a product acquired by google that did well after.

• jedberg 7y ago
  YouTube?
  • lmkg 7y ago
    DoubleClick?
    • syrrim 7y ago
      Android?
      • mirceal 7y ago
        android is great /s https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/google-confirms-2017-supply-chain-attack-that-sneaked-backdoor-on-android-devices/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/googl...
        • fphhotchips 7y ago
          Yes. Security problems are famously unique to Android. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/01/29/apple-ios-12-1-3-release-iphone-xs-max-xr-problem-facetime-problem-video-calls-audio-calls/#4b9da31a4020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/01/29/apple-io...
    • ddalex 7y ago
      Android?
      • mirceal 7y ago
        android is both a success and a failure. i used to be a huge android fannoi before switching to iphone. even for a highly technical person, maintaining an android phone is too much.
        • gizmo385 7y ago
          Maintaining? What sorts of difficult maintenance tasks are you having to do on your phone that I've apparently been missing out on?
          • mirceal 7y ago
            security updates? nah upgrading to new releases? nah consistent look and feel? not on my watch! it just works? madness...
            • fwip 7y ago
              I press "okay" when my phone tells me I have an update. That's it.
              • mirceal 7y ago
                breaking news: you are probably running an outdated (ie insecure) version of android
                • fwip 7y ago
                  I get monthly security updates from my phone manufacturer, actually.
    • yegle 7y ago
      Android?
• anbop 7y ago
  YouTube, Android, Applied Semantics, DoubleClick, 510 Systems... you haven’t been looking very hard.
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  • gordon_freeman 7y ago
    And Waze too. I love that app's singular focus in improving the driving experience and nothing else as a Maps product.
    • snazz 7y ago
      I’m surprised (and glad) they didn’t integrate it into Google Maps and shut down Waze.
      • fernandotakai 7y ago
        almost no-one i know that uses waze knows that it's a google product. some even say "i don't even know why google doesn't buy waze!". (in my country, waze is the go to app for navigation for everyone)
      • nacs 7y ago
        I'm pretty sure its because it allows them to experiment with delivering advertisements that they wouldn't be able to shove into GMaps without protest (Waze has ads that cover half the screen with a banner ad every time your car slows down/stops for example).
      • gordon_freeman 7y ago
        Even I am surprised too but I guess since Google started working on self-driving cars and then after seeing the advent of ride-hailing apps, they may have thought to keep Waze so one day Google can convert it into a ride-hailing + navigation app. Maybe that's the plan who knows!
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• joeldo 7y ago
  YouTube has certainly faired well (even if it is not yet profitable).
  • systemBuilder 7y ago
    I think you go too far! It has been profitable for almost 3 years out of 14 so far!
  • justizin 7y ago
    Indeed, it is the #1 destination for children to be offered Nazi propaganda as related content on episodes of Teletubbies.
    • truthwhisperer 7y ago
      or lbghthiv+ or anti-vaxxer or flat earth
• streblo 7y ago
  Admob
• quirmian 7y ago
  Two intellectually low quality points that get made for almost every google related news item - 1. “When will Google deprecate this feature/product/service?” 2. “None of Google’s acquisitions have done well”.
  • mirceal 7y ago
    i think these are fair game and in the long term are going to be an issue for google. once their core business stops working and/or gets serious competition they’re going to be in trouble.
• hello_moto 7y ago
  Google Docs ...
  • SeanAppleby 7y ago
    and Sheets. And Android, Youtube, Doubleclick, etc.