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The sad thing is that in the last 10 years I cannot name ONE new Google/Alphabet product that has turned into a "cash cow" for Google, or that has been a wide s

The sad thing is that in the last 10 years I cannot name ONE new Google/Alphabet product that has turned into a "cash cow" for Google, or that has been a wide success. Chromecast, Pixel and Google Cloud are the most high profile, and I feel that only Google Cloud is the potential cash-cow (is the business unit profitable?) For a company as large as Google and full of so many clever people, why has this happened?

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10000truths 4y ago
Just because you have money doesn’t mean you can consistently come out with bangers. Google’s claim to fame was its search - everything else was either acquired (e.g. YouTube), a reaction to trends (e.g. Google+), or a small side thing, made moderately popular by Google branding/marketing. Same with Facebook.
- xtracto 4y ago
  Right, but even Facebook, Microsoft and Apple have had new products/business-units in the last 10 years like Oculus, Apple Watch, Minecraft, LinkedIn. Either through acquisitions or new product development.
  - xtracto 4y ago
    Forgot AirPods, which is being discussed in a separate post.
safdahfslh23s 4y ago
Maybe Google Pixel?
UncleMeat 4y ago
Photos has a billion users and was released in 2015.