I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s right to consider all tech giant products equally. You have to consider things like whether the product or service is a significant source of revenue relative to the company&#x27;s overall business.<p>For example, Google probably could&#x27;ve made Reader profitable, but it was not on track to be used by a billion people. Relative to Google&#x27;s overall business, it was uninteresting to them. It might&#x27;ve been a great startup, though.