Is that true now? It certainly wasn't when I worked there.
> Chrome is part of the android org.
This only happened in the last month.
> I'm basically not counting YouTube ...
Youtube revenue was 20% of search's revenue in Q4 [1] and it's of strategic importance on many levels, including to search directly.
> ... Cloud ...
Cloud is of strategic importance too. Why? Because it helps keep data center costs down. Why? Because Cloud increases the demand for RAM, CPUs, hard drives and flash storage. This allows Google to demand lower prices for all of these things from suppliers.
> ... Waymo
This one is fair. It's a vestige of GoogleX AFAIK. I'm kinda surprised it still exists in the same company that de-prioritized Google Fiber, which realy is core to Google's business.
Is that true now? It certainly wasn't when I worked there.
> Chrome is part of the android org.
This only happened in the last month.
> I'm basically not counting YouTube ...
Youtube revenue was 20% of search's revenue in Q4 [1] and it's of strategic importance on many levels, including to search directly.
> ... Cloud ...
Cloud is of strategic importance too. Why? Because it helps keep data center costs down. Why? Because Cloud increases the demand for RAM, CPUs, hard drives and flash storage. This allows Google to demand lower prices for all of these things from suppliers.
> ... Waymo
This one is fair. It's a vestige of GoogleX AFAIK. I'm kinda surprised it still exists in the same company that de-prioritized Google Fiber, which realy is core to Google's business.
[1]: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/alphabet-google-q4-2024-e...