How Google can make money (Score 2, Interesting)

As of right now, some people here are questioning how Google could be profitable. Well, while looking around here, I was reminded when Google when down due to a DNS error and how many people were running around like chickens with their heads cut off. I realized that not only has Google gotten immense usage, but have become vital to everyday life. That being said, what they could do is do more of what they have been doing: licensing their APIs for commercial use. If you consider the fact that they have been known for the most part being not only stable but well known, a product with "Google Inside" might get better recognition than something built by another. As of right now, they are building their company. I'm betting it will not be long till we see products using the Google APIs for commercial use. Consider that the landscape of computing is changing from static to dynamic and from PC to set top boxes. So, while none of Google innovations seem profitable in the short term, looking further out into the apparent trend in the way people use computers could show how Google will make some money and become profitable well into the future.