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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by Sember on Sunday July 11, 2010 @04:55AM (#1505244)
In my opinion Google is all over the place, everywhere at the same time which could lead to overextension of resources and finances. This could ruin Google at some point in the future, they are losing focus.
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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by dirtyaura on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:06AM (#1506996)
Big tech companies should be all over the place. If they focus too much, they will die, because ability to change is a survival strategy in tech sector.

And this particular case seems to very strategic for Google. It's believed (inside Google too) that Facebook could be the major thread to Google, if people start searching in Facebook first and go to Google only as a second option. Thus, attacking Facebook directly is very strategic move.

And it seems to fit nicely to Android strategy too.

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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by ippisl on Sunday July 11, 2010 @10:25AM (#1505498)
Yes , they are all over the place, but some see it as trying to optimize and defend the whole value chain of their main products. sort of vertical integration , in the unique form it shows on the internet.
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