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by marincounty 3766 days ago
Google makes good products, but doesn't market them properly.

They can screw up great products too. I miss my old YouTube. I currently have videos up that I can't access.

It seems like tech companies are prone to an--I don't know the correct word/term, so I'll just say it. They remind me of a hiker on a mountian. At first, the company seems great. We all join. We all use their products. Then it's downhill. I honestly don't know what Yahoo even does now. I am embarrassed to use my yahoo email--for what reasons, I just don't want to hear some yahoo say, "Ah--you still use Yahoo. That brings back memories."

I don't use Yelp anymore. Why? I just don't want to be one of those people; Those whiny, picky people. See, it was once a good site. Now I cringe when ever I see their commercials. In my mind, they are going down the hill.

If I owned a big company, I would just prepare for the eventual day if goes down that sine wave.

I still think there are big opportunities in tech. I would open up my garage to the right people. I would hire Hackers. Guys with nothing to lose. I would keep a close eye on the legalities of what these "convicts" do though. I've never felt guys who take big chances, without a backup, are given enough business opportunities.

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I wonder whether Alphabet is a way to try and ride these waves.