[rhino369]

>What makes Google competitive in any industry?

Having a goose who lays golden eggs (search + adsense) to subsidize development?

[magicalist]

Basically any new business needs capital, so not sure what you mean here. Where do you think VCs get their money, for instance?

[rhino369]

It's about the cost of the capital, not the amount. VC capital is expensive since you give away equity.