Alphabet is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in online advertising; cloud-based solutions; sales of other products and services; and fees received for subscription-based products. Co.'s segments are Google Services, which include ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube; Google Cloud, which include Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace; and Other Bets, which includes businesses at various stages of development, ranging from those in the research and development phase to those that are in the beginning stages of commercialization.