gavco98uk

gavco98uk t1_jd2rfh1 wrote

The main reason google does it is to make computing cheaper andmore accessible to the masses.

The vast majority of googles money comes from online advertising. To increase revenue here, they have two options - grow their market share, or increase the size of market.

Google chose the latter - they grow the market by making computing more affordable to everyone. produce free browsers, produce free word processor tools etc. Overall it drives down the price of a new PC, making it more accessible to the masses, and therefore delivering more eyeballs to the web.

It's also why google is such a heavy investor in web technologies - make the internet easier to use and more people will use it.

Premium versions of the products are just a bonus.

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gavco98uk t1_iy42ibb wrote

Guess who's never going to make that mistake again?

A few years ago the local online TV station came to interview the boss. He did about 20 minutes of talking, then when he asked if he could review the footage, the cameraman (who looked as if he'd just left school and was on his first shoot) discovered he had forgot to press record.

He nearly got kicked out the office.

Boss re-did it... but it didnt have the same feel second time round.

It happens. Just make sure you learn from it and dont do it again.

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