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Google Considered Too Big To Fail

Posted by kdawson on from the advertising-bubble dept.

theodp writes "Doc Searls is worried about the way Google makes money. 'Nearly all of it comes from advertising,' he frets. 'That's what pays for all the infrastructure Google is giving to the rest of us. As our dependency on Google verges on the absolute, this should be a concern.' Have we reched Peak Advertising? Blogger Dave Winer says amen, asking if Google is already 'too big to fail.'"

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  1. Re:OMG! Bailout. by RingDev · · Score: 5, Informative

    (Think Saturn. They weren't unionized, but profitable.)

    Uhh, Saturn was unionized (UAW) and was only profitable for 1 year out of its entire existence (1993).

    Not to say that the union was the problem, but not having a union does not give you the able to ignore trends, consumer demands, and quality controls and still have a successful company.

    -Rick

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