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[–] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Ads are what Google makes money with. That's their core business. I would argue most of what they offer is just a different way of either delivering you ads or farming your data for...ads.