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Google has the data and has the hardware, not to mention software and infrastructure talent. Once this Bismarck turns around and it looks like it is, who can pa
by Keyframe 1y ago
Google has the data and has the hardware, not to mention software and infrastructure talent. Once this Bismarck turns around and it looks like it is, who can parry it for real? They have internet.zip and all the previous versions as well, they have youtube, email, search, books, traffic, maps and business on it, phones and habits around it, even the OG social network, the usenet. It's a sleeping giant starting to wake up and it's already causing commotion, let's see what it does when it drinks morning coffee.
- kriro 1y agoAgreed. One of Google's big advantages is the data access and integrations. They are also positioned really well for the "AI as entertainment" sector with youtube which will be huge (imo). They also have the knowledge in adtech and well injecting adds into AI is an obvious play. As is harvesting AI chat data. Meta and Google are the long term players to watch as Meta also has similar access (Insta, FB, WhatsApp).
- whoisthemachine 1y agoOn-demand GenAI could definitely change the meaning of "You" in "Youtube".
- eastbound 1y agoThey have the Excel spreadsheets of all startups and businesses of the world (well 50/50 with Microsoft). And Atlassian has all the project data.
- Keyframe 1y agoI still can't understand how google missed on github, especially since they were in the same space before with google code. I do understand how they couldn't make a github though.
- jjani 1y agoMore like 5/95 with Microsoft - and that's being generous, I wouldn't be surprised if it was 1/99. It's basicaly just hip tech companies and a couple of Fortune 500s that use Google Docs. And even their finance departments often use Excel. HN keeps underestimating how the whole physical world runs on Excel.