With that logic, surely all the television networks are just ad companies. On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:36 PM, work only <[email protected]> wrote: >> I hear this said a lot, but does it really make sense beyond being a >> catchy phrase? Apple has also been described as a marketing company, but >> while they're great at marketing, they're also great at hardware design, >> software, supply chain management, strategic vision, etc. Likewise, Google >> is great at a lot of things. > > That's funny - sure its a Ad company that's why it bought admob, YouTube to > serve ads, DoubleClick and so on. > > 97% of their money comes from Ads... > > > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> "Google isn’t a web application company—they’re an advertising company" >> I hear this said a lot, but does it really make sense beyond being a >> catchy phrase? Apple has also been described as a marketing company, but >> while they're great at marketing, they're also great at hardware design, >> software, supply chain management, strategic vision, etc. Likewise, Google >> is great at a lot of things. >> "Instead, Google’s strategy is to weaken other companies’ businesses (say, >> email) by offering something quite good or good enough for free, take over >> that market, and then use their new dominant position to rake in advertising >> revenue." >> One thing that iPhone fans seem to tend to do is paint Google as a company >> that turns out mediocre product on a mass scale because Android isn't as >> polished as iOS. And yet, Google has produced not just "quite good" but >> arguably the best search engine, maps, browser and mail client. >> "If users won’t pay for applications, what will developers use to make >> money from their applications? Advertising." >> I don't really get why Android users would remain so unwilling to buy >> apps. If a subsidised high-end Android costs the same as an iPhone, doesn't >> that place the user in the same affluent demographic? There may be fewer >> apps worth paying for, but that's a different issue. And advertising isn't >> the only way to make money: apps like Angry Birds and Hipstamatic offer >> in-app purchases. >> Moandji >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Vorlonswork <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> http://www.tightwind.net/?p=2543 >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Java Posse" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >
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