Re:Alphabet Earnings Report Q3 2022 [pdf]
by ghaff on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @09:08PM
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>Hell I could even see them abandoning Waymo
That seems less improbable than even a lot of other cuts. A science experiment that doesn't have a clear path to an assistive driving revenue opportunity much less something transformational? I'd probably make an argument that they have to keep plugging on GCP but could cut Waymo loose without much collateral damage.
Re:Alphabet Earnings Report Q3 2022 [pdf]
by cavisne on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @10:41PM
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Waymo has taken a fair bit of external funding. Google could in theory cut them loose which would effectively kill them, but I'm not sure they could just shut it down.
That seems less improbable than even a lot of other cuts. A science experiment that doesn't have a clear path to an assistive driving revenue opportunity much less something transformational? I'd probably make an argument that they have to keep plugging on GCP but could cut Waymo loose without much collateral damage.