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Realistically what would happen if you break Google up as described: Microsoft, Amazon, FB, Tencent, etc. swoop in to grab the market share. Besides, subsidiz
by v7p1Qbt1im 6y ago
Realistically what would happen if you break Google up as described:
Microsoft, Amazon, FB, Tencent, etc. swoop in to grab the market share.
Besides, subsidized services are a special case. Especially Maps and maybe YouTube. Yes, YouTube makes a lot of money. But imagine paying market rates for storage, egress/ingress. They would need to focus even more on monetizing absolutely every interaction on the platform.
For all its faults I value the fact that literally every user can create an account and start uploading (practically) unlimited amounts of video for free and have it be available to over 2.5b+ people. All other issues I would put below that very unlikely accomplishment.