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The Most Important Thing

 Successful investing requires thoughtful attention to many separate aspects, all at the same time. 
Omit any one and the result is likely to be less than satisfactory.

The idea of the most important things—each is a brick in a solid wall, and none is dispensable. 

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Google considered selling part of its ad tech unit as recently as 2024, a Google executive testified in federal court in Virginia on Thursday, after considering the same idea in 2021. The company also considered putting part of its ad tech business into Google Cloud and selling its software as aservice.

The disclosures were made by Tim Craycroft, a Google vice president and general manager of ads, under questioning by a lawyer for the Justice Department. The lawyer was trying to demonstrate that it was technically feasible for Google to break off parts of its ad tech business, even as Google has argued that doing so wasn’t possible. Craycroft added that the 2024 divestiture discussions concerned the ad tech unit’s contracts, patents and revenue, but not the majority of its technology.

The testimony came in the fourth day of a hearing on how Google’s ad tech business should be overhauled to remedy its monopoly in the market for helping publishers sell ad space. The government wants Google to have to sell the part of its ad tech unit that deals with publishers. Craycroft didn’t explain why Google had considered selling the unit in the past, although complaints about Google’s power in the sector have circulated for several years, even as Google’s revenue from handling ads on other people’s websites has declined. Of note, Google has offered to sell parts of its business during the course of the Department of Justice’s investigation and case, but Google and the government couldn’t agree on terms, Bloomberg reported earlier this month.

Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler was involved in last year’s consideration, Craycroft testified, and then-Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat and Schindler were involved in the 2021 discussions.

https://cxotoday.com/news-analysis/google-considered-selling-its-ad-space-business-twice-in-two-years/

Google Considered Selling its Ad Space Business Twice in Two Years

Google considered selling part of its ad tech unit as recently as 2024, a Google executive testified in federal court in Virginia on Thursday, after considering the same idea in 2021. The company also considered putting part of its ad tech business into Google Cloud and selling its software as aservice.  The disclosures were made by Tim Craycroft, a Google vice president and general manager of ads, under questioning by a lawyer for the Justice Department. The lawyer was trying to demonstrate that it was technically feasible for Google to break off parts of its ad tech business, even as Google has argued that doing so wasn’t possible. Craycroft added that the 2024 divestiture discussions concerned the ad tech unit’s contracts, patents and revenue, but not the majority of its technology.  The testimony came in the fourth day of a hearing on how Google’s ad tech business should be overhauled to remedy its monopoly in the market for helping publishers sell ad space. The government wants Google to have to sell the part of its ad tech unit that deals with publishers. Craycroft didn’t explain why Google had considered selling the unit in the past, although complaints about Google’s power in the sector have circulated for several years, even as Google’s revenue from handling ads on other people’s websites has declined. Of note, Google has offered to sell parts of its business during the course of the Department of Justice’s investigation and case, but Google and the government couldn’t agree on terms, Bloomberg reported earlier this month.  Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler was involved in last year’s consideration, Craycroft testified, and then-Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat and Schindler were involved in the 2021 discussions.  https://cxotoday.com/news-analysis/google-considered-selling-its-ad-space-business-twice-in-two-years/