• ButtDrugs@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Google could be broken up into

    • search
    • chrome / gsuite
    • YouTube
    • gcloud
    • ads
    • android. And I’m sure more

    MS

    • windows / office
    • azure
    • xbox
    • bing
      …I’m too tired to keep going lol

    If those had to all survive independently and couldn’t leech off profits of the parent organization we could have true competition. Instead you just need one super-profitable arm of a company than loss-lead your way into other verticals and out-compete everyone else because you don’t have to turn a profit, at least while the competition is still clinging on.

    • zephyreks@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Ads are a core component of how search makes money. They’re also a core component of how YouTube makes money.