They have deep pockets, global brand recognition and access to every possible resource they may need (talent specially) yet they seem to fail in every venture. - GCP can’t compete wih AWS - search quality is declining and not efficient - docs and the SMB suite were stomped by legacy Microsoft solutions - friendster and google plus all got crushed Youtube and Ads are still working out which is good. The company is just giving off IBM vibes, what is going on? #Ibm #google
What about Android/Pixel, Maps, Photos, etc. Don't just look for examples that fit your narrative (Google+, really?).
Is Pixel worth touting? I'm sending this from a Pixel btw
What is Pixel. Not iPhone not Samsung and not the little mi. Google Maps is getting ehhh. Apple Maps has come a long way. Apple Maps has AR too which is pretty handy.
You forgot android, maps, docs, google pay, gmail, chrome…
Correct me if I am wrong, but don't maps and Gmail just act as platforms for more ads? I think that's where the revenue is ultimately.
Ads work better when you have a lot of stuff. The more stuff the more money 💰
I watched a Googler's take not long after Stadia's failure to show why this is. Apparently innovating and launching are way too incentivized internally. So cool ideas bubble up to the surface, the MVP comes out and everyone says "neat this could be something eventually", and then all of the real talent cashes in during raise/promo season and hops to something else shiny and new leaving coasters behind for the now-doomed product. Rinse and repeat.
Yep this was discovered in a podcast as well
Interested point. I read the same thing before. I also think that the executive leadership is aware of this. I have a few theories but I still wonder what's truly keeping them from fixing this, aside from "not my problem" or "working as designed" reasoning.
GCP has 20 billion run rate - don’t let’s aws’ success skew what success is.
I don't think I can agree that GCP can't compete against AWS.
Yeah on-demand ML/AI services on GCP is something to respect. Their level of data available for training models is crazy!
Yep, there is still tons of growth in the cloud market. Even if GCP stays third overall behind AWS and Azure, there's plenty of market to go around. GCP just needs to make sure it stays a 3 horse race and they don't fall way behind.
Was using Google app — hummed a tune to bring up the song. App did not recognize the tune which is besides the point. The app presented me with 2… I repeat 2 “try again” buttons . Both having a different design . I wonder if Google products are quality tested at all. I never use that feature now.#ui/ux
This is hilarious! Are you sure that isn't a feature? Maybe it was asking you to double down on your humming game! (Sorry, you walked right into that one :))
GCP is doing fine. It doesn't have to compete with AWS or Azure. There is room for multiple cloud providers. Google workspace (Gsuite) is doing fine as well. It doesn't have to our perform Microsoft's offerings to be successful. Also it's funny how you just dismissed "Ads" as one product :). Several products are successfully monetized with Ads. YouTube is a great example.
There is validity to your point, but you're being hobbled by overly strict Jack Welch Thought. Being 3rd place in a huge and durable market (Cloud) isn't failure. However, spending frantically to try to catch up to 2nd and ruining your profit in that area *will eventually* constitute a failure to milk what should be a cash cow. But for now, as an Ads engineer and an old school 90s Mac fanboy, I'm kind of fine with Cloud being over invested in an Ahab quest to take down Microsoft. As long as it doesn't lead to me getting laid off lol.
Their strategy is to preserve the moat around the ads business. Any product that does not build or defend the moat is dispensable.
Add Stadia to the list.