Alphabet Loses $859M on 'Moonshots' in 2Q 2016

Re:Alphabet Loses $859M on 'Moonshots' in 2Q 2016 by burkaman on Friday July 29, 2016 @09:32AM (#12186666)

Yeah, but Andy Rubin and Android were a separate company that Google bought. They sort of acquired someone else's moonshot.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Alphabet Loses $859M on 'Moonshots' in 2Q 2016 by amelius on Friday July 29, 2016 @09:37AM (#12186685)

Also, there was Symbian OS, and probably a bunch of others. So not even someone else's moonshot.

Imho, Android was more about exploring a new business strategy for Google.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Alphabet Loses $859M on 'Moonshots' in 2Q 2016 by eli on Friday July 29, 2016 @11:48AM (#12187604)

OK, but c'mon. If the definition of "moonshot" means you built something without benefit significant previous work in the field, then sending a spaceship to the moon doesn't qualify either.

[ Parent | on HN ]