Anonymous ID: ee7c94 Nov. 12, 2021, 9:04 p.m. No.14988513   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

On this dayโ€ฆ

Today in 2006, Google purchased then-independent YouTube for a cool $1.65 billion. YouTube was a rapidly rising star โ€” but the huge costs of storing and streaming video were quickly ramping up for the company. At the time, YouTube was seen as a somewhat controversial acquisition both for its potential for copyright infringement and the potential staying power of video. Today, it is a $15 billion business that accounts for 10% of Googleโ€™s annual revenue.