It won't be hugely better because Google search is pretty decent but even if it's significantly better it would have to so good that almost everyone cares enough to change their default search AND it would require that Google doesn't react to the new competition. How do you imagine that happening in practice? Say that someone comes with a competitor search that is overall better than Google search is right now. And if that happens, they've got nothing, because they've been lazy and arrogant (or at least appear that way to an outside observer). > Imagine if someone comes along and takes away Google's search business? At this point, their results are such a trash fire it can't be that hard. It's also far easier to build a Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp clone compared to Google Search. That's a scary business to bet on long term. What happens to Apple revenue without the iPhone and supporting services and products?įacebook and Instagram feel susceptible to falling out of fashion and not being cool.

Really? You think Netflix is in a stronger position? They're a single product that depends on the ever changing licensing from a variety of third-parties. It's an impressive and diverse group of products, and it would be very difficult to compete against any single one of them. These are services used by most of us on a daily basis. I don't know how you can consider that nothing and being lazy. Then of course Cloud, Drive, Docs, Translate and all sorts of other services.

That's the #1 email service, #1 navigation and mapping system, #1 video hosting website, #1 browser, #1 mobile phone platform, and #1 online advertising system. Without search they would still have GMail, Maps, YouTube, Chrome, Android, and AdSense/Adwords. And if that happens, they've got nothing, because they've been lazy and arrogant

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