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Essentially some of best acquisitions in recent history (although I’d say FB has done better but they had their evil ways). Pretty much the opposite of Google.
by sprafa 7y ago
Essentially some of best acquisitions in recent history (although I’d say FB has done better but they had their evil ways). Pretty much the opposite of Google.
- r00fus 7y agoWell, Youtube is a stark counterpoint. Google today without Youtube is unthinkable. While I despise the company, Doubleclick also radically changed Google and was probably what changed Google into the advertising giant they are now. Apple is just more careful on their acquisitions.
- js2 7y ago> Doubleclick also radically changed Google And on the other side of ads, Google Analytics started as Urchin.
- sprafa 7y agoTrue, particularly about double click, but is YouTube really a well managed acquisition? It seems to be a victim of Google’s schizo approach to product in the sense that every 12 months it seems to be following a new strategy or launching a new product to replace an older one Id never used anyway. Their whole YouTube Red stuff, and YouTube Music, I have no idea what the long term strategy of this company is. Outside of ads of course.