Comment by bogwog

Sorry, I forgot this was HN and wasn't obnoxious enough in my reply.

The original question was:

> Would Chrome, Android, and YouTube be viable companies without the money-printing engine that is Google’s ad business?

Please take note of the absence of the word "standalone" in that quote.

My response to the response to my response (henceforth responses['bogwog'][1]) was thus:

> Why does 'Chrome' need to survive as a standalone company? ...

Please note the truthiness of `'standlone' in responses['bogwog'][1]`

From this evidence we can surmise that my point was 'Chrome' the non-business can't survive as an independent business, because Chrome is not a business. Likewise, the 'Complimentary Cheez-Its' you get on an airplane can't survive as an independent business were we to break up the airline, as 'Complimentary Cheez-Its' isn't a business.

But can Chrome the project survive without Google? I say yes, just like Cheez-Its can survive without being complimentary additions to overpriced flights. For why I think that, please refer to my other comment in this thread.

Thank you.