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This is not the same Google anymore...

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• astrodust 2y ago
  Where have you been for 15 years?
  • fragmede 2y ago
    What happened in 2009?
    • acdha 2y ago
      A little earlier: the DoubleClick merger happened in 2007 and it took a little time for the ad guys to end up running everything, coincidentally also marking the end of their ability to launch a successful product.
      • taftster 2y ago
        Do you think the 2008 financial crisis had anything to do with it too? Like at that point, it was all focus on money, no focus on pet projects?
        • acdha 2y ago
          I’m sure it was related - everyone got really focused on the bottom line then – but I think they also had the problem that ads were so successful that it became hard to even consider other models because ads just instantly generate money, and a lot of their attention seemed to focus on that sit-and-consume model rather than, say, getting serious about building tools people would subscribe to. G-Suite is kind of sad that way because there was some cool technology and initial goodwill but they just kind of coasted and slowly gave the market away to Microsoft, I think because the fountain of ad dollars meant nobody was worried about their bonus being cancelled or their shares going down significantly.