shitdayinafrica t1_jd2rcpt wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:50 PM Reply to comment by demanbmore in ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? by Elena_Edie More than that - companies are more likely to use software their workers are familiar with. That is why Microsoft discounts "student" software. Permalink Parent 153
shitdayinafrica t1_jd2rcpt wrote
Reply to comment by demanbmore in ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? by Elena_Edie
More than that - companies are more likely to use software their workers are familiar with. That is why Microsoft discounts "student" software.