Do you think that great, world-changing, folks go to Facebook to sit on a big salary? if they were going to do something awesome they probably wouldn't have been working there.
now, if google lay off a lot of people... that would be different
now, if google lay off a lot of people... that would be different
There’s no comparison to Facebook.
Maps I'm pretty sure is a loss leader or used for data for ads
Gmail as well
Android is platform to hit you with ads
Chrome/Chromeboooks also
GCP is actually a viable business, albeit in a very competitive market
self driving cars, research, quantum computers, none of those make money.
There is a perfect comparison to Facebook, and for that matter, MTV and the New York Times. They all make money by selling ads.
It probably depends on one’s perspective. Their Q3’22 financials show that $54b of their $69b revenue for the quarter is advertising income. It is also listed first in their financials.
https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/2022Q3_alphabet_earnings...
Yes, have you seen the salaries recently? an E6 can make nearly half a million a year in total compensation.
We both have jobs because we need to pay our bills.
Best of luck with the side project, hope it entices you/your cofounder to leave Facebook.
> if they were going to do something awesome they probably wouldn't have been working there.
For the past 10+ years, in this forum, the advice is to stop trying to build something, go work at Faang
I think the advice given, when requested, has much more nuance that takes into account the context provided in the request. Do you honestly think HN is just a bunch of FAANG fanboys?
Based on what is being upvoted, and what is not being downvoted, yes
>now, if google lay off a lot of people... that would be different
The culture in google isn't any better. Smart people who want to do things haven't gone there since 2012.