[PedroBatista]

I don’t know if it’s just bad management or they want to stay out any possible antitrust case. Because with their weight Google could easily make this a multi million “small” business.

Either way, it’s good they leave some for the next guy to earn. ( not because the goodness of their heart I’m sure )

[pschuegr]

I'm pretty sure that for Google a "multi-million" sized venture is considered a complete waste of time; they probably don't consider it worth pursuing until it hits the hundreds of millions. The scale they operate at financially is beyond comprehensible.

I imagine its frustrating to be working on these projects which would mean untold riches to any individual or small group but having it get shut down because it's not making a half billion or so.

[xnx]

One billion+ users is the size of market that Google is interested in