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That sounds like mainly an education problem. Why can't that be fixed by a public awareness campaign informing people of other supermarkets.

• dazc 10y ago
  I'm not sure it's an awareness problem? Google works and there just isn't an incentive to go elsewhere.
  • fixermark 10y ago
    Except, apparently, the perception that Google manipulates search to its own ends. You'd think that would incentivize people to go elsewhere. So the alternatives are that it's an awareness problem, or (if it's not, as you're asserting) that people know and don't care, in which case forcing Google to change policy seems like it wouldn't actually be a move benefiting the people. Why restrict a business practice that most people don't actually think is bad? (So I think lack of awareness is more likely, personally).
    • tluyben2 10y ago
      My father used this (Google ranking search results to benefit themselves and tracking your searches etc) as argument to try other search engines. He uses Google again now as he the other search engines just don't produce results he was happy with. I think most people will have that experience in a blind test to be honest. But I don't know for sure; I tried others and do try others regularly and they start annoying me quite early on as the results are just not as good. Disclaimer: could be very personal ; Google tracks what i'm interested in AND my queries are tailored to Google I guess.
• fweespeech 10y ago
  > That sounds like mainly an education problem. Why can't that be fixed by a public awareness campaign informing people of other supermarkets. Someone would need to pay for it and its likely part of what they want money from Google for.
• tedunangst 10y ago
  Taxpayer funded advertising? I suspect that will be unpopular.