What would have happened if YouTube hadn't sold itself to Google?
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1. YouTube has continued to grow monthly users: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/youtube.com/. 2. There are also about 5 or 6 times as many searches including the term "YouTube" now as there were at the acquisition: http://www.google.com/trends?q=youtube. 3. The site is apparently profitable or close: . 4. YouTube makes up a significant percentage of all searches happening on Google sites including Google search: http://techcrunch.com/2008/12/18/comscore-youtube-now-25-percent-of-all-google-searches/. Also, search growth has continued at YouTube since that article was posted: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/1/comScore_Releases_December_2009_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings and http://www.redherring.com/Home/26237. This is a follow-up question to .
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Answer:
YouTube would have remained an acquisition target if it had remained independent due to increasing storage and bandwidth costs; such costs would have hampered company growth if not crippled the company outright—all those expenses are a wash with Google with their vast resources of money, storage and expertise in advertising revenue.
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