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Is there any company, big or small, that is doing more for the Internet than Google? In fact, they may have already done more than any other company ever. Thi
by symesc 17y ago
Is there any company, big or small, that is doing more for the Internet than Google?
In fact, they may have already done more than any other company ever.
This acquisition, plus what's going on with pubsubhubbub over the past few weeks, will really go a long way to putting the network back in our hands.
- pkaler 17y agoSmart companies commoditize their complements. Google commoditizes software and builds moats around search and advertising. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/StrategyLetterV.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/StrategyLetterV.html This isn't about altruism. This is smart business. I bet someone at Google figured out they could insert at least $106.5m worth of ads into video.
- symesc 17y agoGreat points. I bet you're right that the $106.5m number could be easily returned and more. What I like about Google's approach, compared to Microsoft's or Apple's or Comcast's or [insert Fortune 500 company], is that their goal is to not make ALL the money nor control ALL the components between point A and point me. Google has a different M.O. than the established technology players, and the others are finding Google difficult emulate/kill/marginalize/contain. I reminds me of the "which would win in a fight, a Tiger or an Alligator" question, the answer to which depends on where they're fighting, land or water. Google may not even be on the planet, never mind land or water, and may not even be aware of the rules of the fight. They would scare me if it weren't for their consistent contributions to Open Source.