[clug] Linux Google OS coming..

[Ric de France]

Jason...

2009/7/8 Jason Stokes <glasper9 at yahoo.com.au>

>
> Exciting stuff -- especially if Google can figure out how to make money
> from this one.  Sometimes I think that Google is the last of the dot-coms,
> reinventing everything under the sun based purely on how cool it is without
> any coherent business plan.  Like, what was the point of the Chrome browser
> when Google is already the major sponsor of the Mozilla foundation,
> effectively making Google compete for market share with itself?  And how on
> earth did it come to the evaluation that Youtube was worth /six billion
> dollars/.  And so on.
>
> It's not like Google doesn't produce useful stuff.  Just used google docs
> for a project and it turned out to be surprisingly useful.  But we didn't
> give them any money for it.  I'd love to work on Google OS.  Just
> pessimistic about its chances.  Remember BeOS?
>

Here's a possibility for the monetisation thoughts...

People pay to advertise on Google's site. From that, you and I eventually
pay for Google - regardless if we even notice the advertising or not.

For example, if a soft drink maker advertises on Google, and people click on
the "Sponsored Links", then Google charges the soft drink maker. The soft
drink maker then passes on those charges by increasing their units to the
retailer, who then passes on those costs to you and I - the consumer. So
when you buy your drink for $2, maybe $0.03 of the cost of that drink goes
to Google - even if the consumer has a computer or not. Lots of clicks, lots
of can sold, lots of money passing hands...

Once google has the money, they can allocate it to other departments.

...Ric
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