[samfisher83]

Look at google and all their various endeavors. How many of them are all that profitable. Their primary revenue generator is search/advertising. Android which is super successful is to ensure people use google search.

How much money does youtube really make compared to search. The profit margin is not anywhere close to their search ad business.

[imaginenore]

"Android which is super successful is to ensure people use google search" - WAT? I use Android all the time, and at no point Google pushes me to use their search. It's an app platform, and it primarily makes money through paid apps and ads/paid features inside the apps.