Comment by tjpnz
8 years ago
How is this new from solutions that others have already proposed? And what business does an ad company have in getting into this?
8 years ago
How is this new from solutions that others have already proposed? And what business does an ad company have in getting into this?
Alphabet is not only Google Anymore, it's a conglomarate with a portfolio of a very diverse range of industries.
Alphabet never was “only Google” even on day 1. Google was long a conglomerate containing Google and “Other Bets”, other companies such as Nest etc before the alphabet shuffle.
Google was more or less just as much a holding company for a diverse range of other companies such as this Verily then as Alphabet is now, which is why the distinction between the two is considered so artificial by many here, an idea further compounded by the fact Google stock was converted to Alphabet stock and still uses Google’s ticker symbols.
Again, this is Verily [0], not an ad company.
[0] https://verily.com/
> And what business does an ad company have in getting into this?
Yes, instead of applauding the effort of solving a very difficult problem that could help people in real meaningful way, I am just going to go for cheap potshots to show how elite I am.
It's far easier to make snide remarks than it is to critically think.
A snide comment deserves a snide reply.
If it works, they can sell it to governments I assume.
Correct and there's money there. Other then disease they also bother you: a whole industry exists to keep them from biting you.