I understand why when people look at this from the outside they say it's a little random. The bets seem disconnected and somewhat disjointed, but if you peel back the layers, I think you can see how a lot of the pieces actually fit nicely together.

Pascal Finette

Categorized in : Technology

There aren't many businesses that deliver returns like Google's core business, so it drives them to embark on these pretty outlandish looking missions, they're pushing the envelope for what is the next big company in the next 5, 10, 20 years.