[halviti]

Google already had a solid youtube competitor. The primary reason for the acquisition was not for the userbase, but rather because youtube was being sued by the entertainment industry, and by google stepping in to take over and fight the legal battle, they managed to preserve the future of online video.

It was definitely the right move, but this situation can't be compared to the WhatsApp acquisition.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

Solid? I'm sorry, I used Google Video at the time. It was far from it.

[tehwebguy]

Right, and there wasn't a community on Google Video, there was (and is) on YouTube.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

Exactly. Google Video was an average video host. YouTube was the community it is today, though it didn't have the ad programme.