Everyone is asking
#CanGoogleDefendItsCore ?
My take: Yes, short-term pain, long-term Google still wins.
It's true - more people are turning to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity for answers instead of Googling. That directly threatens Google's core Search advertising revenue, which is still 57% of total revenue. If search volume drops 10%, ad revenue feels it.
But people are underestimating Google's defense:
1. *Gemini is now in Search:* Google already integrated AI Overviews. They are not losing users, they are keeping them inside Google.
2. *YouTube + Cloud + Android:* Search ads is not the only story anymore. Google Cloud is growing 30%+ YoY because of AI.
3. *Distribution Moat:* 3B Android phones, Chrome, Gmail - OpenAI doesn't have this.
So will
$GOOGL stock price be affected? Before earnings, volatility is high. If Search ad revenue growth slows below 10%, stock will dump. If Cloud beats and they show Gemini users growing, stock will pump hard.
I am bullish on
$GOOGL after earnings dip. Google is not Yahoo. It will defend its core.
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