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The only market that Google has ever dominated profitably is search engine advertising. Despite, Glass, self driving cars, Android (free), Feedburner (dominated
by wmeredith 13y ago
The only market that Google has ever dominated profitably is search engine advertising. Despite, Glass, self driving cars, Android (free), Feedburner (dominated and shuttered) Gmail, Maps, etc... 96%[1] of their revenue is from selling ads.
I love a lot of Google products, but the only one they make any money on, is one I despise. It pays for everything else.
[1]http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/29/google-advertising/ http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/29/google-advertising/
- igorgue 13y agoI was thinking about it last time. And it's sad that it's 2014 and most tech companies that get tons of press and admiration make money with advertisement, something we all hate.
- wutbrodo 13y ago> something we all hate Doubtless there are some (perhaps even many, in certain circles) who would rather pay directly for services, but you're sorely mistaken if you think that it's anywhere near-universal (even on HN/in tech) that people hate ads more than they hate paying. What you actually mean is "something we all hate, given that we feel entitled to getting services completely for free".
- igorgue 13y agoYeah you're right :)
- seunosewa 13y agoWhy do you despise Google's Advertising services?