08-04-2006, 03:51 AM
vicki2 Wrote:Sometimes, I think Google simply throws in some new thing like Google Maps for the publicity and to further brand recognition. That's not a bad idea and, perhaps, the 'chatter' created is worth the financial output on such products, but, at the same time, they've got to keep the money rolling in on the mainstream stuff!
I don't disagree with that, but right now if I think of most of their recent projects they have announced most of them generate any direct revenue and very little if any indirect revenue.