[fallingknife]

Here's why it doesn't matter that most things that Google buys turn into Garbage: Android.

People just really can't get their heads around a high risk / high reward investment strategy.

[asah]

...and YouTube

[easton_s]

Firebase also survived and has thrived as a brand.

[beagle3]

As did Waze.

Google maps, google docs and a few others were also bought, but have been integrated and are not considered trash by the majority of people - quite the opposite.

[asah]

...and Applied Semantics

https://digiday.com/media/today-in-history-google-buys-appli...