News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Youtube remains unprofitable 3 years after Google acquisition. Parent comment

Re:Youtube remains unprofitable 3 years after Google acquisi... by swolchok on Friday July 10, 2009 @02:58PM (#698172)
On the surface, your argument has intuitive merit. However, you don't sue a business unit (Youtube), you sue a company (Google). Google is profitable.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Youtube remains unprofitable 3 years after Google acquisi... by jfoutz on Friday July 10, 2009 @03:19PM (#698194)
On the surface, your argument has intuitive merit. However, youtube isn't a business unit. it's a subsidiary.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/look-ahead-at-google-... http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6153267-7.html

edit: sorry, that was sorta snarky. and things may have changed since the viacom lawsuit. (it was a subsidiary in late 2008)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Youtube remains unprofitable 3 years after Google acquisi... by swolchok on Friday July 10, 2009 @04:57PM (#698372)
Touche! Didn't do my homework on this one.
[ Parent | on HN ]