[arihant]

It wasn't the Google who killed the startup, it was the OP. YouTube is already a threat to gaming video services, even without a specialized offering. Still, Twitch took off.

If YouTube was going to be YouTube of gaming, then OP could have been Vimeo of gaming. I mean seriously, if Vimeo could be a profitable enterprise with a free, good enough YouTube, then so could them.

I'm not sure about other people, but events like these are usually more telling of myself than the deterrent. Almost every idea would have extreme challenges on the way. If I was the OP I would conclude that Google brought out my own insecurity about the product to surface. Nobody gives up on the castle they want to live in.

EDIT: The irony here is that he seems to have forgotten how YouTube was successful despite Google Video.

[ahmacleod]

Just to clarify: I'm the OP, not the Author.

[arihant]

Yes, by OP I meant the original poster of content. You're a submitter.

So all my comments are directed to the author of that post, obviously. :)