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> c) Google has only one true product, and it's advertising I would argue that Google's one true product is you (the user, and data about that user). Advertisi
by stock_toaster 15y ago
> c) Google has only one true product, and it's advertising
I would argue that Google's one true product is you (the user, and data about that user). Advertising is simply their primary (currently?) means to sell that product (you) to other companies/businesses.
- gcb 15y agoWith adsense they can still sell ads even if they do not have 'you'. ... only guessing of course. have no idea if gmail makes more with ads than the whole of adsense.
- stock_toaster 15y agoYou make a good point. I imagine (very much a guess on my part) that Google would prefer to have eyeballs on their own impressions of adsense than those on other sites though -- because there would be no payout in those cases. Still, I would think that serving ad impressions on 3rd party sites is likely a large part of their current business. Maybe those are just eyeballs they rent as appose to own then. ;)