How did Google get so big?

Re:How did Google get so big? by stuckinarut on Friday July 27, 2018 @06:03PM (#17629801)

Is it because their products are that good, or because they have one monopoly that also functions as a money hose that they can aim as needed to decimate competition in other areas.

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Re:How did Google get so big? by bepotts on Friday July 27, 2018 @06:12PM (#17629876)

Yes, because all Google has to do is use their search money to destroy the competition; it's not like Google has any failed products or anything. /s

Also, being a multibillion dollar company and using your billions in one product line to either prop up or build another product isn't illegal. It's just business.

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Re:How did Google get so big? by jhall1468 on Friday July 27, 2018 @06:42PM (#17630054)

Did you ever use Excite/Alta Vista/Yahoo, MapQuest, Hotmail, etc? Because if you had, you wouldn't have to ask that question. Every product Google has had success with was better than the competition by a large margin. When it failed (Google+) it gained zero traction.

The competition sucked and they have yet to make something better.

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