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Re:Google Plots Course to Overtake Cloud Rivals by smt88 on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @05:28PM (#22418193)
Right. Has Google ever produced a profitable product outside of ads and G Suite? YouTube likely isn't profitable, but even if it were, they bought it.

This article is far too credulous and feels like it was planted by a Google marketing person worried about customers being scared off by the downsizing news and by Google's culture of whimsical product creation/destruction in general.

Re:Google Plots Course to Overtake Cloud Rivals by tgtweak on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @05:49PM (#22418374)
Youtube is a growth play - even at that - it's not a slouch, 5bn+ in the last quarter.
Re:Google Plots Course to Overtake Cloud Rivals by smt88 on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:47PM (#22419541)
That’s revenue. They don’t disclose profit because it isn’t profitable. No amount of revenue is good or impressive if you can’t figure out how to spend less than you make.