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Now pause to think about how e.g. France has made the EU spend many, many billions to create a search engine that can replace Google? (Unlikely.)
by tpmx 6y ago
Now pause to think about how e.g. France has made the EU spend many, many billions to create a search engine that can replace Google? (Unlikely.)
- periheli0n 6y agoGoogle earns money with advertising. They also do some kick-ass CS research, but that’s not what makes the money. In fact, ad sales fund Google’s research.
- tpmx 6y ago> They also do some kick-ass CS research, but that’s not what makes the money. Yeah, that's kind of known.
- periheli0n 6y agoExactly. Google churns out awesome innovation, but hardly any of that makes any money. Proving the point that money making is not what measures research success.