Was the Google recent purchase of YouTube.com a smart business deal?
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Only time will tell. That's the thing about business: you don't find out till after the fact if you were right or not. FWIW, the Street evidently likes the deal. It will give Google a big, instant presence in the world of video advertising. They are already in print. And Google Video just wasn't taking off. So if you can't build it, and you need it, you buy it.
Mark Cuban had some very interesting things to say about it. The copyright holders hold the cards. It's just a question of how they will play their hand. They destroyed Napster last time they were in a similar showdown. SueTube faces many of the same issues. But enough money can go far toward making everyone happy and keeping the lawyers at bay. The question is, will it be so much that the deal ends up bad in retrospect.
Yes - we're one step closer to the "1984" scenario when video can be edited to change the story as the "powers see fit."
So, Google can edit 9/11 video to show that North Korean missiles hit the twin towers and the US can start nuclear war against North Korea 5+ years after the fact. Remember that Google is funded by "foreign intelligence organizations."
It was definitely a good deal for the creators of You Tube. Whether or not it was a good deal for Google will depend on how well they balance the legal copyright infringement issues with the community that's been created. Only time will tell but Google has made pretty good decisions so far.
200million isen't what I would call a small busness deal.
UM.1.65 billion dollars. Yeah, did you ever check out YouTube? It's worth that much.
Yes, it was the best for the youtube.com founders.. there are only 2 of them to split 1.65 BILLION THATS $1,650,000,000.00
Google seems to think so, and it was good for Steve and Chad, the 2 lads who owned you Tube. They split 1. 6 billion $. That pays for a good lifestyle for the rest of their lives!
Well, the jury is, and will be for a while, still out. We'll see. They paid a lot but they are smart guys - they should find a way to make money with it.
yes. it has great potential for growth and profitability later. it was also a good deal for the founder. (1.2 billion for a company that hasn't made a nickel since it started, just a couple years ago and with under thirty employees.) google saw the potential, and they'll make it work!
YouTube has great potential for growth FAR beyond what is going on today. For Google, bigger may not be better.
Big Brother and all....
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