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Some of the times they're harmed, some of the times they're not. There's no correlation, ruling out the slightest possibility of causation. Is it risk managemen
by deprave 9y ago
Some of the times they're harmed, some of the times they're not. There's no correlation, ruling out the slightest possibility of causation. Is it risk management, then? No, because a product with a well known and trusted brand has much higher chances of success. Is Google internationally reducing the success chance of their billion dollar bets? No. The only reasonable conclusion to make is that Google doesn't want to taint their new offerings with the existing brand.
- AliAdams 9y agoYour logic is flawed. "Some of the times they're not" does not exclude a potential correlation. For example: "Some of the time, going to the hospital will not make me better, therefore there is no correlation between going to a hospital and getting better"
- mannykannot 9y agoHow well established is it that there is no correlation?
- 1123581321 9y agoWhat you describe in your first sentence is a correlation. Additionally, risk management sometimes involves preventing things that have never happened before. We may just have to disagree on the value of Google. It seems obvious to me that it is a critical asset to Alphabet that must not lose search/product share before another Alphabet subsidiary pays off. I believe the purpose of spinning companies out of Google is more about improving capital allocation than protecting either brand, with the possible exception of Waymo if there is a huge backlash against autonomous vehicles.
- rfrey 9y ago>There's no correlation, ruling out the slightest possibility of causation That sounds like an interesting study, where can I read it?