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Re:Google Stopping Coding Competitions by smoldesu on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @02:00PM (#34900855)
Google has been "just another company" for a while now, but I disagree with "prone to be overtaken". Yes, Google Search is a dead product. The moneymakers aren't, though: AdSense keeps on trucking, fuelled by billions of annual YouTube watch-minutes piling on top of each other.

For a company to effectively displace Google, they need a lot of really well-made services priced more attractively than 'free*'.

Re:Google Stopping Coding Competitions by alasdair_ on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @02:19PM (#34901125)
Apple (and later Spotify) demonstrated that a better quality product can beat the free offering.