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> What is the thing google really wants? I think they want a seriously diversified revenue stream. This gives them data, yes - but it's also directly monetizab
by mcintyre1994 12y ago
> What is the thing google really wants?
I think they want a seriously diversified revenue stream. This gives them data, yes - but it's also directly monetizable. If they see personal transport as a winner takes all market, and they can branch into deliveries, and they do have the best self driving cars then they have a serious advantage in the market and a path to a serious new revenue stream.
- randomsearch 12y ago> I think they want a seriously diversified revenue stream I totally agree with this. If I were working at Google, the main thing that would keep me awake at night is the long-term dependence on a single-source of income, i.e. advertising. And there's a lot of reasons advertising is not a good business to be reliant upon. It's pretty terrifying when you look at their revenue stats. I'm surprised they haven't already achieved this diversity yet, though. Surely at IPO it would have been their number one concern?