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Re:Alphabet tops $100B quarterly revenue for first time, clo... by sjs382 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @01:13PM (#45762401)
> Google (pre-Alphabet renaming) was the AI company before AI companies were called that.

I disagree. They're an advertising/attention company.

The jury's still out on whether their AI offerings will compliment their existing business or will cannibalize it. And in the case that it cannibalizes the advertising business, will they undermine/kneecap it to protect that cash cow?

It's been a while since they've been the "don't be evil" and "organizing the world's information"-mission Google.

Re:Alphabet tops $100B quarterly revenue for first time, clo... by Jcowell on Thursday October 30, 2025 @02:16PM (#45763227)
A company can be multiple things. Just like Apple is a Phone, Tablet, & General Computing Company
Re:Alphabet tops $100B quarterly revenue for first time, clo... by sjs382 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @03:38PM (#45764368)
Agreed, but there's no denying that selling advertising is Google/Alphabet's primary business. And it's not even close.
Re:Alphabet tops $100B quarterly revenue for first time, clo... by ac29 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @08:56PM (#45767234)
Its the majority of their revenue, but the share is shrinking

Revenue attributable to advertising:

Q1: 74.1%

Q2: 74.0%

Q3: 72.5%