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> Today they are an ad company, running some office apps and cloud computing on the side. Everything you listed has maximum profits when there is a free and op
by sangnoir 5y ago
> Today they are an ad company, running some office apps and cloud computing on the side.
Everything you listed has maximum profits when there is a free and open internet, which is something Google depends on to reach its users.
- Miraste 5y agoThey are much more profitable in a locked down internet where Google is one of or the only approved provider for those services.
- sangnoir 5y agoUnfortunately for Google (and fortunately for the rest of us), they have no risk-free mechanism[1] to achieve this feat exclusively. Strategically, any sort of balkanization will mean Google's competitors can gather resources and improve technically while being shielded from competing with Google; Google would much rather bludgeon any nascent competitor early (by offering a better[2] product, today) before they grow any legs. ISPs, on the other hand, can approve service providers this via prioritization, or DNS-/traffic-level blocking. Google was cognizant early, which is why it became a fervent "net neutrality" supporter. 1. I cannot think of anything else that could bring down anti-trust regulation faster than Google angling to be the sole service provider for an entire market 2. "better" being measured by market success.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoRight, there will be Google and Apple. Totally competition.