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At least from my perspective, the problem is that Google sometimes releases into already-existing fields at a price point no one can compete with, absorbs the e
by zorpner 12y ago
At least from my perspective, the problem is that Google sometimes releases into already-existing fields at a price point no one can compete with, absorbs the entire market, then pivots away. This is pretty destructive behavior, and I think fundamentally different from entering a field in which you intend to try to run a business (as opposed to subsidizing your entry into the field with profits from elsewhere in the company in order to undercut current players).
- robbrit 12y agoExcept in this case they didn't absorb the market and then pivot away. The market moved away from them and consequently they shut down a service that nobody really uses anymore.
- zorpner 12y agoSorry, should have made it more clear that I wasn't talking about Google Code specifically, but was responding to the parent comment regarding "release and pivot".