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I think Google should just experiment and dabble in every single niche in the internet field.. just push the envelope. Start a dating site to compete with Match. Start an auction site to compete with eBay. Start a ticket exchange to compete with StubHub. Just throw a bunch of stuff in the wall, and I'm sure a new billion dollar business will emerge.

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This was the strategy that they with Schmidt. Page changed it and shut down a lot of products to focus on the company core. The shotgun approach seldom works in business. It is better to develop and nurture cash cows.

Personally, I think that they should focus in the search field to stay ahead of the curve and prevent a competitor from introducing an iPhone caliber product that would make them look myopic like Blackberry. They used to claim that search was a 99% solved problem. I don't think that me looking to a list of blue links is 99% solved problem.

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