[tmerr]

I wonder if there are any examples of Google previously spinning off companies and selling them. It's hard to imagine it given how entrenched most products are in its internal software ecosystem

[jsnell]

Niantic (Pokemon Go) is the only one I can think of.

[birdyrooster]

They bought Skybox, renamed it Terra Bella and then spun it off into a sale to Planet in about 3 years time.

[0xB31B1B]

Lots, boston dynamics is the one that comes to mind most recently. Google is efficient with m&a

[ragebol]

Boston Dynamics did not originate at Google