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Why they bought popular free platform when they are struggling to maintain it? Youtube is go-to platform for video publishing because it started as free platfo

by timeon 3y ago

Why they bought popular free platform when they are struggling to maintain it? Youtube is go-to platform for video publishing because it started as free platform. When they captured this segment of web, they have overloaded it with ads. I do not expect anyone serving me for free. But it is not bearable when everything and everyone expects you to use these walled gardens.

tg180 3y ago
>when they are struggling to maintain it? YouTube is not losing money, it's a significant contributor to Alphabet's overall revenue. They are not struggling to maintain it, they're trying to milk the cash cow...
- timeon 3y ago
  That is probably true. I was just reacting to: 'serving video is expensive'.
- thaumasiotes 3y ago
  > YouTube is not losing money, it's a significant contributor to Alphabet's overall revenue. There's no contradiction between those two ideas. Something that loses a lot of money is more likely to be a significant contributor to revenue, because you can't lose a lot of money without seeing a lot of use. But why would anyone care about revenue? Is it a significant contributor to profit? Last I heard, Alphabet doesn't even provide a breakdown of how much of its money comes from YouTube.
krsrhe 3y ago
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nickthegreek 3y ago
How is youtube a walled garden?
- timeon 3y ago
  I consider tracking [0] and excessive Ads as wall. Many sites that are not behind the wall are providing part of their content through embedded Youtube videos. In order to see that content you need to agree with tracking. Those sites use Youtube just because it is often considered as standard.
Workaccount2 3y ago
Youtube's destiny was always to be ad supported or a subscription. If you think there can be a free platform (truly free) I highly encourage you to look up the fate of youtubes biggest competitive threat of the last decade: Vid.me, an actually whole hearted VC funded attempt to dethrone youtube. And it worked great for a bit..

by timeon 3y ago

tg180 3y ago

>when they are struggling to maintain it? YouTube is not losing money, it's a significant contributor to Alphabet's overall revenue. They are not struggling to maintain it, they're trying to milk the cash cow...

timeon 3y ago
That is probably true. I was just reacting to: 'serving video is expensive'.
thaumasiotes 3y ago
> YouTube is not losing money, it's a significant contributor to Alphabet's overall revenue. There's no contradiction between those two ideas. Something that loses a lot of money is more likely to be a significant contributor to revenue, because you can't lose a lot of money without seeing a lot of use. But why would anyone care about revenue? Is it a significant contributor to profit? Last I heard, Alphabet doesn't even provide a breakdown of how much of its money comes from YouTube.

krsrhe 3y ago

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nickthegreek 3y ago

How is youtube a walled garden?

timeon 3y ago
I consider tracking [0] and excessive Ads as wall. Many sites that are not behind the wall are providing part of their content through embedded Youtube videos. In order to see that content you need to agree with tracking. Those sites use Youtube just because it is often considered as standard.

Workaccount2 3y ago

Youtube's destiny was always to be ad supported or a subscription. If you think there can be a free platform (truly free) I highly encourage you to look up the fate of youtubes biggest competitive threat of the last decade: Vid.me, an actually whole hearted VC funded attempt to dethrone youtube. And it worked great for a bit..