Re:United States vs. Google
by gretch on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @05:04PM
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This is often repeated, but historical evidence does not support it.
Today, Google shares the majority of it's presence in online ads market with Facebook.
Did Google try to "kill" facebook? Yes, they tried super hard in 2011 with the launch of Google+. And that completely flopped and now Facebook is a major rival for Google.
If we look at Facebook - facebook probably tried to kill snapchat and tiktok, major rivals to Instagram, and look how well those services are doing.
Today, Google shares the majority of it's presence in online ads market with Facebook.
Did Google try to "kill" facebook? Yes, they tried super hard in 2011 with the launch of Google+. And that completely flopped and now Facebook is a major rival for Google.
If we look at Facebook - facebook probably tried to kill snapchat and tiktok, major rivals to Instagram, and look how well those services are doing.
Microsoft couldn't stop iOS or Android.
The list goes on...