The cab lobby is powerful in Israel. But I suspect this had more to do with #Waze - the Israeli GPS app purchased by #Google ($GOOGL). Waze recently started a car sharing aspect to their app and #Uber would have competed greatly with this.

@[Moon Kil Woong](user:5208), while I almost always agree with your insight and pearls of wisdom, in this instance I must disagree. What made #Google the titan it is today is that it gives it's employees the freedom and resources to explore and R&D what ever intrigues them. Who knows what future innovations and blockbuster products will come out of these efforts.

You yourself cite android and phone technology as a reason to invest in Google. Yet if Google had followed the same logic you recommended 10 years ago, they'd still be nothing more than a search engine. $GOOGL

I agree on the name change. Never made much sense to me, especially since they adopted such a common word as the name. $GOOGL

I remember I once said the same thing about an upstart. That upstart was named #Google! I foolishly bet my money on #Yahoo instead. $GLNNF $GOOGL $YHOO

Great article @[David Vomund](user:47328), but I'm not giving up my #FANG stocks just yet. $FB $AMZN $NFLX $GOOGL

It is hard monetizing this, however with dropping active users is going to make it even harder. Sadly #Google and #Facebook will make it hard for any major new Internet media to generate ad revenue. Be careful picking start ups in this space. $TWTR $FB $GOOGL

Catchy headline. I think you are right that history will repeat itself here. But what's to stop a company like #Google or #Amazon getting into this space? Maybe even #Facebook?

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Agree with you both, great, in depth read on #Google #RenewableEnergy. $GOOGL

Personally, I don't see the rationale of #Blackberry getting into the self-driving car market. Especially when companies like #Google and #Apple are aggressively pursuing it, I don't see how Blackberry could pull ahead. $BBRY $GOOGL $AAPL

I use #Alexa often. It can't answer nearly as many questions as #Siri, but can have "skills" added, app-like programs to do everything from play games to control your smart home. $AMZN $AAPL

I've never used #GoogleAssist and hadn't realized #Google was getting into this space but could see them being formidable. But I've never had #Cortana successfully answer anything I've ever asked it. All it does is direct me to a web search. No idea what #Microsoft is trying to accomplish with that but I would place them dead last. $GOOGL $MSFT