Almost everyone who has had an idea that's somewhat revolutionary or wildly successful was first told they're insane.
You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.
We understand the need to balance our short- and longer-term needs because our revenue is the engine that funds all our innovation. But over time, our emerging high-usage products will likely generate significant new revenue streams for Google as well as for our partners, just as search does today.
Our goal is long-term growth in revenue and absolute profit - so we invest aggressively in future innovation while tightly managing our short-term costs.
