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Comment by 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 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.