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You're skipping the part where Google grew because they were opening new channels for growth - YouTube was only a few years old and growing, in 2008 Android had
by borbulon 4y ago
You're skipping the part where Google grew because they were opening new channels for growth - YouTube was only a few years old and growing, in 2008 Android had just been released and DoubleClick had just been bought. Now their growth depends on extracting more from their advertisers, it's an apples-to-oranges comparison.
- happyopossum 4y ago> because they were opening new channels for growth As they are today with GCP, security, user assurance, and everything under Alphabet not labeled Google. Yes, ad makes up a huge %age of revenue for Aplhabet, but it’s not the only dish at the buffet.
- AviationAtom 4y agoWe haven't really seen a Dotcom 2.0 and I think we're due for it. COVID-era pumped a sizable amount of money into Big Tech.