Google to buy YouTube

[DJDamage]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/wr_nm/media_google_dc_8

That is just great. As soon as you get something good and original on the net it is then sold for the highest bidder and then chopped to pieces by big media companies. I wonder what Google is going to do with it. Probably eliminate most of the file sharing video's that are considered copyright infringement and have other companies buy most of the viewing space so we can watch their crap that doesn't make it on television.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Google was probably the best big company to buy it. It's been the only company that could go toe to toe with Microsoft. Besides, You-Tube has yet to turn a profit so if anything Google is going to find a way to expand it's market share even more (more than likely leveraging it's own video facility). None the less, the purchase has made Microsoft make a quick push of it's video facility http://soapbox.msn.com. You gotta love it when a company comes along that's talented enough to compete with Microsoft.

 

[Vincent]

I find that so strange, I know youtube is doing good but it seems like google video is having no trouble at all, why they needed to buy it is strange.

 

[Docs]

I find that so strange, I know youtube is doing good but it seems like google video is having no trouble at all, why they needed to buy it is strange.

Market share, and the increase of millions of prospective hits to YouTube already = advertising

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Market share, and the increase of millions of prospective hits to YouTube already = advertising

Absolutely. It's a page right out of the Microsoft management bible.

 

[spider_007]

They are gona put ads on youtube...and make even more money. From what i figure google stock might just hit $500 a share.

can anybody say; free money?


Google is the only one that could get away with something like this.

 

[Skel]

They are gona put ads on youtube...and make even more money. From what i figure google stock might just hit $500 a share.

can anybody say; free money?


Google is the only one that could get away with something like this.

Exactly. It will still be the same except you will have to watch a short advertisement before a clip.

 

[TheMainMan]

1.6billion of your finest green backs..

Not bad for 3guys who started up in Febuary 2005.

Some fukcing early retirement that is!