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so, which Big Tech company do you think is going to shit the bed next and popularize its Fediverse/FOSS equivalent in the process? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by noodlejetski@kbin.social to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I'm personally crossing my fingers for Discord.

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[–] hampter@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I don't know about YouTube not being profitable, but even if they aren't, you'd be hard pressed to find a company better equipped to handle a money sink that Google. In 2022, they had a gross profit of 156 billion... I don't think they are panicking, scrambling to monetize YT at Alphabet HQ.