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Maps, Android, Earth, Translate, I guess?

What's odd about One is it seems such a small thing for them to do given all the things they already do. They already have a global network, so VPN makes sense. They already have a lot of cloud storage, and know how to run cloudy things. They already have the phones to put it on.

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> Maps, Android, Earth, Translate, I guess?

This is fair, I shouldn't have omitted them. They do level the ratio of launches to shutdowns a bit. They slipped my mind because I personally never use of think of them, but they're definitely there.

Half of those were bought, not built

I don't really see the difference. Youtube without Google's backing would have certainly died, wheras Google buying and mismanaging it may still have killed it. But it didn't.

There can be legal distinctions with LLC's and whatnot, but for the most part these are all google products.

Docs was also bought. I don't think that's relevant to this list.

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