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They own the most popular video hosting site, the 5th most popular social network, the most popular search engine, the fastest internet service publicly availab

They own the most popular video hosting site, the 5th most popular social network, the most popular search engine, the fastest internet service publicly available in the US, and the most popular web browser, and you just said they don't do anything better than advertising.

jrbapna 12y ago
Not to mention the most popular email and maps
- nandemo 12y ago
  But apart from the most popular video hosting site, search engine, web browser, web email and maps, what has Google ever done for us?
  - dankohn1 12y ago
    In case anyone doesn't get the Monty Python reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso
  - ASneakyFox 12y ago
    He was talking about their uninventive business plan. Not their consumer products. They're plan is the same as all other tech companies just they did/do it better.
wtetzner 12y ago
To make money. YouTube, Google+, Google Search, and Chrome don't make money, other than being vehicles for advertising. (I don't know anything about their internet service.)
- r0s 12y ago
  Well you could argue they would have no real ability to financialize ads if they didn't do real work on those products.
- umeshunni 12y ago
  http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/12/googles-youtube-ad-revenues-may-hit-5-6-billion-in-2013/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/12/googles-y...
- axaxs 12y ago
  While you're not wrong, this is an important statement. Fact is, youtube, google search, and chrome are all best of class products (arguably). Google is an ecosystem that keeps you by offering the best of everything. And it's all monetarily free. But this keeps you looking at advertising. People pay good money to be the first result of google. Youtube ads are generally noninvasive enough to sit through. Would you pay for google search, or youtube? I might, but eventually a free competitor would pop up and shift the momentum. Google is interesting in that other than side ventures, they have tons of great products that all tie into their only real revenue stream - advertising. And for now, weighing the pros vs the cons of this, I'm ok with it.
  - waterlesscloud 12y ago
    Youtube is certainly not best of class, it's 'only' the most popular.
    - SamReidHughes 12y ago
      It's where I go to look for videos in category (X) because it's the best.
    - coldtea 12y ago
      It's not about being best on class on video quality or features (which could be Vimeo for example). It's about being best of class for being a video repository that actually has the huge majority of the videos people want.
- oaktowner 12y ago
  YouTube is likely as profitable as Netflix. http://news.investors.com/technology-click/051914-701377-goog-youtube-as-profitable-as-nflx-researcher-says.htm http://news.investors.com/technology-click/051914-701377-goo...
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oaktowner 12y ago
And the world's most popular mobile OS.

jrbapna 12y ago

Not to mention the most popular email and maps

nandemo 12y ago
But apart from the most popular video hosting site, search engine, web browser, web email and maps, what has Google ever done for us?
- dankohn1 12y ago
  In case anyone doesn't get the Monty Python reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso
- ASneakyFox 12y ago
  He was talking about their uninventive business plan. Not their consumer products. They're plan is the same as all other tech companies just they did/do it better.

wtetzner 12y ago

To make money. YouTube, Google+, Google Search, and Chrome don't make money, other than being vehicles for advertising. (I don't know anything about their internet service.)

r0s 12y ago
Well you could argue they would have no real ability to financialize ads if they didn't do real work on those products.
umeshunni 12y ago
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/12/googles-youtube-ad-revenues-may-hit-5-6-billion-in-2013/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/12/googles-y...
axaxs 12y ago
While you're not wrong, this is an important statement. Fact is, youtube, google search, and chrome are all best of class products (arguably). Google is an ecosystem that keeps you by offering the best of everything. And it's all monetarily free. But this keeps you looking at advertising. People pay good money to be the first result of google. Youtube ads are generally noninvasive enough to sit through. Would you pay for google search, or youtube? I might, but eventually a free competitor would pop up and shift the momentum. Google is interesting in that other than side ventures, they have tons of great products that all tie into their only real revenue stream - advertising. And for now, weighing the pros vs the cons of this, I'm ok with it.
- waterlesscloud 12y ago
  Youtube is certainly not best of class, it's 'only' the most popular.
  - SamReidHughes 12y ago
    It's where I go to look for videos in category (X) because it's the best.
  - coldtea 12y ago
    It's not about being best on class on video quality or features (which could be Vimeo for example). It's about being best of class for being a video repository that actually has the huge majority of the videos people want.
oaktowner 12y ago
YouTube is likely as profitable as Netflix. http://news.investors.com/technology-click/051914-701377-goog-youtube-as-profitable-as-nflx-researcher-says.htm http://news.investors.com/technology-click/051914-701377-goo...
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oaktowner 12y ago

And the world's most popular mobile OS.