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Regarding point #3, doesn't YouTube lose Google millions a year? The amount of server space needed to transcode and store all of that video data must be immense
by Natfan 3y ago
Regarding point #3, doesn't YouTube lose Google millions a year? The amount of server space needed to transcode and store all of that video data must be immense, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a loss leader so that Google can have much more dominance over the personal video space (see DailyMotion, Vimeo(?) and others which tried and failed to be YouTube competitors)
- scarface_74 3y agoFrom the best I can find, YouTube is barely break even. And if you really want to be pedantic (not saying you are), Apple lost billions between 1995-1999. But not trying to capture market share. No one wanted their products.