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AMP tends to rile up the hornet's nest on here, and is hardly given a fair or intellectually honest discussion. Case in point are the emotional replies you've g
by endorphone 9y ago
AMP tends to rile up the hornet's nest on here, and is hardly given a fair or intellectually honest discussion. Case in point are the emotional replies you've gotten.
For all of the talk about the carousel, it only appears for trending news type events. This is wholly irrelevant to the overwhelming majority of searches, and if anything is purely to keep Google's search a choice for news (where there are a lot of options).
Talking about AMP on HN is a bit like talking about Microsoft on Slashdot in the 90s. It isn't an illuminating or rational discussion.
- elsewhen 9y ago> it only appears for trending news type events. and you think this is a fixed target? you have full trust in a company that basically lies saying that it doesn't have an impact in search results? i think it is important to keep in mind that google is just a group of people, and the people there right now may be truly well-meaning. but these guys are _already_ lying - do you trust that future google won't turn the knobs after they have basically tricked much of the web to comply?
- endorphone 9y agoyou have full trust in a company This is a strawman. AMP requires zero trust in Google. That has nothing to do with the argument. Right now I am not particularly concerned by AMP. I think it's a benefit for a large class of users, and avoids the web tragedy of the commons. It's also open to use by any other party (Bing, for instance, has started processing and caching AMP). I would prefer a fully open, cross-industry "lite web" filling the same need, but everyone seems too focused on FUD about Google than rationally discussing the topic.