← Back to context Comment by SkyPuncher 13 hours ago Yep, it’s just a drag. It’s not our core product value so any effort we put into it is a drag. 3 comments SkyPuncher Reply ButyTh0 10 hours ago Rather than just use an email solution Google built GMail into a massive email solution despite it not being a core productSometimes that's just an opportunity jdmichal 3 hours ago > ... not being a core productTechnically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads. exi2 2 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course.
ButyTh0 10 hours ago Rather than just use an email solution Google built GMail into a massive email solution despite it not being a core productSometimes that's just an opportunity jdmichal 3 hours ago > ... not being a core productTechnically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads. exi2 2 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course.
jdmichal 3 hours ago > ... not being a core productTechnically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads. exi2 2 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course.
exi2 2 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course.
Rather than just use an email solution Google built GMail into a massive email solution despite it not being a core product
Sometimes that's just an opportunity
> ... not being a core product
Technically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads.
Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.
Ad display I'll still grant you of course.