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Re:Tech’s defiance of economic gravity came to an abrupt end by birdymcbird on Monday December 26, 2022 @11:31AM (#34139115)
No, but i think you do have a point. Googles board and company execs had convinced themselves they’re an untouchable money printing machine. This year, they’ve been violently woken up.
Re:Tech’s defiance of economic gravity came to an abrupt end by goldenchrome on Monday December 26, 2022 @03:14PM (#34141343)
They have tens of thousands of top engineers, billions in the bank, half a dozen products used by over a billion people and their main product is ads for people who use the internet. Companies always face existential threats but as far as moats go, Google has one a mile wide. Their downfall will be slow and obvious and even after their decline in cultural relevance they’ll still churn out billions of dollars a year.