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> Imagine if Alphabet was broken up, Google search can still afford to run a research lab, as can youtube. Is Youtube even profitable? Doesn't Google make 90%
by sumedh 6y ago
> Imagine if Alphabet was broken up, Google search can still afford to run a research lab, as can youtube.
Is Youtube even profitable?
Doesn't Google make 90%+ revenue from ads?
- badrabbit 6y agoUnder Google not so much. But you just need liquidity for R&D, the point being you will develop new concepts that will improve profits. Netflix,hulu,amazon prime all came after youtube,perhaps good R&D without Alaphapet's shackles would have let them compete in those markets and more (video conferencing for example like zoom).
- sumedh 6y agoNetflix had a profitable dvd business, Hulu has the backing of major studios, Prime has Amazon. I dont think Youtube would have survived without Google.
- cannabis_sam 6y agoYoutube’s main value is it’s market dominance. That’s why it’s so terrible to use, there’s no competitive incentive to actually improve the user aspects of the service (the advertisers are a COMPLETELY different ballgame tho), they already own the video space and have google/alphabet’s financial muscle to keep competitors away.
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- nl 6y ago> Is Youtube even profitable? Yes, extremely[1]. Google (and most large bandwidth users) doesn't pay for bandwidth because they have peering agreements. Storage is cheap. [1] https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/2/3/21121207/youtube-google-alphabet-earnings-revenue-first-time-reveal-q4-2019 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2...