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Companies should be allowed to dabble in unprofitable things as they wish. The need for everything to be profitable is why Google got into selling Ads and also
by Infinitesimus 5y ago
Companies should be allowed to dabble in unprofitable things as they wish.
The need for everything to be profitable is why Google got into selling Ads and also why they keep killing projects. Many things in the world worth doing don't nearly fit into a nice profitable business but in many ways, bring some positivity to the world.
Android gave many people a chance at a modern smartphone and connected future. Chrome would never be profitable on its own but for a time, it forced web standards to move forward and freed many people from the mess of 1000 virus-laden toolbars in I.E.
- Closi 5y agoChrome and Android aren’t really about giving users a better experience, that’s just a side effect - they are a way of solidifying their domination of search and ads by owning the full stack. It’s just a big risk-mitigation technique so they can further cement their monopoly for search and ads.
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