• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If you seperate Youtube from Google, I cannot see youtube surviving. It’s probably a loss leader for them.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I really don’t understand why people have that believe. They’ve heard over a decade ago that Youtube wasn’t making a profit (which was mostly because they reinvested everything to grow and become the monopoly they are now), but by how much money it’s raking in every quarter and with how monumental Google’s infrastucture is, I find it extremely hard to believe Youtube isn’t a big money machine by now. They’re really squeezing everything out of it not because they have to, but because they have a monopoly as a user generated video platform that has more to offer than just shorts.

    • eee@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Pretty sure youtube is revenue generating on its own now. Youtube doesn’t work as a loss leader because it’s so different from all other products.