Google I/O is a reminder that Google is not just a technology innovator, but also a distribution powerhouse with many products serving more than a billion users.
Google I/O is a reminder of how powerful distribution really is. Google is not only a powerhouse of technology innovation, but also one of the strongest distribution machines in the world.
The company has many products with more than 1 billion users, and that changes the meaning of every launch. When a company with that scale introduces something new, the path from innovation to adoption can be much shorter than it is for almost anyone else.
That combination of technical depth and user reach is what makes Google so formidable. It is one thing to build excellent products, and another thing entirely to have global-scale surfaces through which those products can spread.