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Legitimate question. Do you think GitHub would accept a lucrative offer from Google? On the order of billions of dollars. How would that look? Where would we al

by chuhnk 12y ago

Legitimate question. Do you think GitHub would accept a lucrative offer from Google? On the order of billions of dollars. How would that look? Where would we all be then? How much would it change things? Is it even realistic?

ChuckMcM 12y ago
Actually, I don't think today's Google would make that bet because of challenges in monetizing it without actually incurring a customer service overhead.
Mahn 12y ago
I think it's perfectly realistic, and wouldn't necessarily mean things would go south post take over. YouTube is still very much alive, brand and all, and it's been many years since the take over.
- bronson 12y ago
  But YouTube has definitely started south. One example: I was given a Google+ profile (no idea how), and I can't delete it because then all my YouTube videos get deleted. It's baffling.
hyperbovine 12y ago
Google sells ads. Something like 98% of their revenue is ads. I seriously think they are at this point becoming allergic to any sort of for-pay business model.
- aurora72 12y ago
  Just as a little correction, Google makes 6% of its revenue throgh Youtube, so saying 98% is from ads is wrong. Link: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/02/27/10-years-youtube-still-isnt-profitable http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/02/27/10-year...
  - maratd 12y ago
    > Google makes 6% of its revenue throgh Youtube, so saying 98% is from ads is wrong. Doesn't Google make money on Youtube by showing ads?
    - duaneb 12y ago
      YouTube also sells and rents movies.
      - ugh123 12y ago
        I highly doubt even .5% of their revenue comes from that.
  - cobalt 12y ago
    well, afaik, youtube makes 100% of its money from ads
    - arobertson 12y ago
      Not that it really matters, but they do rent movies https://www.youtube.com/user/movies https://www.youtube.com/user/movies
  - huu 12y ago
    Google has ad revenue sources that are not Youtube. Like you said, Youtube represents only a small part of its revenue stream, but this doesn't mean its revenue stream is not dominated by selling ads.

by chuhnk 12y ago

ChuckMcM 12y ago

Actually, I don't think today's Google would make that bet because of challenges in monetizing it without actually incurring a customer service overhead.

Mahn 12y ago

I think it's perfectly realistic, and wouldn't necessarily mean things would go south post take over. YouTube is still very much alive, brand and all, and it's been many years since the take over.

bronson 12y ago
But YouTube has definitely started south. One example: I was given a Google+ profile (no idea how), and I can't delete it because then all my YouTube videos get deleted. It's baffling.

hyperbovine 12y ago

Google sells ads. Something like 98% of their revenue is ads. I seriously think they are at this point becoming allergic to any sort of for-pay business model.

aurora72 12y ago
Just as a little correction, Google makes 6% of its revenue throgh Youtube, so saying 98% is from ads is wrong. Link: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/02/27/10-years-youtube-still-isnt-profitable http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/02/27/10-year...
- maratd 12y ago
  > Google makes 6% of its revenue throgh Youtube, so saying 98% is from ads is wrong. Doesn't Google make money on Youtube by showing ads?
  - duaneb 12y ago
    YouTube also sells and rents movies.
    - ugh123 12y ago
      I highly doubt even .5% of their revenue comes from that.
- cobalt 12y ago
  well, afaik, youtube makes 100% of its money from ads
  - arobertson 12y ago
    Not that it really matters, but they do rent movies https://www.youtube.com/user/movies https://www.youtube.com/user/movies
- huu 12y ago
  Google has ad revenue sources that are not Youtube. Like you said, Youtube represents only a small part of its revenue stream, but this doesn't mean its revenue stream is not dominated by selling ads.