Here is my 2 cents... - Best search results... Google started out mainly with just a search engine and it has been perfected to give good results depending on content, incoming links and such. I've tried other search engines like Yahoo and Bing and they just don't cut it. Google's system is the best! I always find what I need with them . - Many useful services Unlike many others, Google puts tons of time and money into its services. Example, they bought Youtube! It is now the number one video website and has definitely made them billions in profits. There are sites like Yahoo with tons of services which some are almost useless they just keep producing and producing. Google produces slowly and perfects their services before making it 100% available to the public. I remember I was one of the lucky ones to receive a Gmail account and people would beg me for invites . Google Voice is still in beta/invite and only in U.S. so hopefully I can make an account soon . That's basically it. They are number one and for a good reason.
Their results are accurate and to the point. That's why people love to search on them. And, their services like Gmail, Docs and others made them more popular.
You are right, google is lucky, nobody can say else (luck between many things helped it, not only luck)
In my opinion Google had more money to spend which in turn got it to where it was. Money is the key to success.
Were you accessing the web 10 years ago? They were not the first, far from it. They have the best algorithm that separates the shit from the gold.
When Google started out, they had the unique ides of showing paid ads besides the serp. Since they were the pioneer on that, they always had an edge over the competitors.
Actually Google search engines is concentrate your market in Asian country . as well as most feature , and good result from other search engines it makes more popular .
Google is everywhere such as Youtube , Blogger , there has to be GOOGLE!! There more sites you need to sign up with Google Mail and when you mail email account then google gets more popular and it could be that one day hotmail gets taken over but it's unlikely
They're more about the user than how they're going to compete with other search engines. If you've got a happy customer, they'll be coming back to use your service. Google also was started when the Internet was growing and there weren't too many competitors.
luck is not important in internet only smartwork as well as good service is more important to be a popular in this field ..
Every business needs some luck. Many of the most successful entrepreneurs will say a mixture of skills and luck is required.
I honestly have no idea how Google got so popular, to think that yahoo had effectively bought them and let them go is beyond me.
LOL Youtube made them billions in profit? Youtube is a money drain, they have never made a penny off of Youtube. They were estimated by one analyst to lose 500 million in 09 http://paidcontent.org/article/419-youtube-profits/