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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by asiachick on Monday February 01, 2021 @08:46PM (#25996584)
It hasn't?

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/21121207/youtube-google-al...

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by jsploit on Monday February 01, 2021 @08:55PM (#25996633)
Perhaps I missed it, but that only seems to mention YouTube revenue - not profit.
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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by asiachick on Monday February 01, 2021 @11:56PM (#25997570)
Sure, so what evidence is there that youtube does not make a profit?
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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by ramphastidae on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @12:08AM (#25997620)
Google is highly incentivized to show profitability to shareholders. It will drive stock value. If they are purposefully choosing to hide YT financials in quarterly statements, it’s probably not because they are good. Just search for YouTube and profitability on Google. It’s a loss leader.
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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by asiachick on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:42PM (#26027752)
Did they separate out search profit? My understanding is they don't separate out anything so by following your logic no divisions at google made a profit.
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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by ramphastidae on Monday February 01, 2021 @09:52PM (#25996948)
No, it hasn’t. Did you read your own link?
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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by asiachick on Monday February 01, 2021 @11:59PM (#25997579)
Yes, I did read it. Nothing in the article suggests youtube didn't make a profit. I get that revenue != profit. What evidence do you have that they don't
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