Is Google done with growth and innovation?

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Sang-Woo
Nov 26, 2021 45 Comments

Every quarter I see number ads for YouTube videos going up. Like before videos, during videos and then after it. They seem to increase top and bottom line with that but how far can they go? Google hardware lineups are so mediocre and cloud is one generation behind. Waymo seems to be doing manual testing for a decade and still doing testing with drivers.

PS: before Amazon haters jump-in, I don’t work at Amazon. I work at Stripe.

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  • Google
    mzlaqpq

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    mzlaqpq
    There are millions of things Google can do. But we are so busy with politics and driving revenue… those great and adventurous ideas got blocked because of that. so if I guess you are right.
    Nov 26, 2021 4
    • Sundar Pichai is the most overrated tech CEO, even the Oracle guy in charge of our cloud looks great compared to him and Salty Nutella
      Nov 26, 2021
    • I bet all my wealth that startups will be the next innovation hub, and they gonna achieve what last decade FAANGs couldn't. We'll definitely be moving to metaverse without meta
      Nov 26, 2021
  • McAfee
    TaarakMeta

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    TaarakMeta
    The removal of Dislike count on YouTube videos was the last straw for me. It is annoying as hell because now me watching more garbage content has gone up (which is what YouTube wants). The like/dislike ratio on YouTube has saved me countless hours.

    Fuck Google!

    Already moved search to DuckDuckGo
    Already moved from Chrome to Firefox
    In process of moving from Gmail to Protonmail
    Already moved from Google Photos to iCloud Photos
    Moved from Gdocs to the Microsoft suite
    Moved from Google Maps to Apple Maps
    Disabled Google Pay and moved to other services
    Never used Google Play Music because Spotify is better
    Can’t move from YouTube but I’ll use ad blockers wherever I can.
    We use AWS at work but if there is any talk of GCP, I’ll try to veto it in Ops meetings (might not amount to anything but at least I will try)
    Never used Google chat clients because they were/are garbage.
    Nov 26, 2021 11
    • Cool. All the best:)

      Try getting rid of"Google pixel" that's used for ad tracking. That's a good chunk of revenue for Google. If you tell me how you achieved it, I would love to know.
      Nov 26, 2021
    • Apple
      wNvl84

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      wNvl84
      Google search is still good. YouTube is usable and still helpful. All else are garbage including google map.
      Nov 30, 2021
  • Amazon
    GLde41

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    GLde41
    Google is the place where oblivious engineers go to claim the title "Google" on their resume. People who know the market and their shit simply dont go to Google.
    Nov 26, 2021 8
  • Google
    ∆ 🧠

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    ∆ 🧠
    Google innovates through integration/cross-pollination/improvements to its existing products. The culture isn't really compatible with innovation in new, highly-competitive markets.
    Nov 26, 2021 2
    • Zscaler
      ♾ Meta

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      ♾ Meta
      Was this always the case? I felt like it was going gangbusters during its Android days. Seemed to slow down after that.
      Nov 26, 2021
    • Google
      ∆ 🧠

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      It's more an artifact of company size.

      When a company gets as big as Google is now, it doesn't make sense for them to develop new products from-scratch. Their biggest technical advantage is the scalable infra developed over the years; this infra is actually a hindrance (in the form of unwarranted complexity) for young products with a handful of users.

      It makes more sense for Google to let small agile startups innovate and compete, then acquire the winners to integrate with their other products/infra/ads. Far less risk.
      Nov 26, 2021
  • Google doesn't need to innovate to grow. They can always acquire startups or improve monetization in their existing products or improve sales on cloud.
    Nov 26, 2021 0