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Well, search may have bugs (or undocumented features) too, I have googled content from other pages on this site (related to Metallica). Page 6 for example: http

• founderling 7y ago
  I don't think the articles premise is that Google axed all content older then 5 years or so. But that it gradually discards old unique content. Which goes against the original mission of Google to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible". A "bug" could be an option, but I don't expect that to be the reason. It's too easy to find examples of forgotten content. And I don't think a bug of that magnitude in Googles core business would go unnoticed.
  • misterman0 7y ago
    >> Googles core business Which core business are you referring to?
    • dx034 7y ago
      Search. They still form a major part of their business. Through direct ad revenues but also to redirect traffic to other Google products (e.g. Maps, Youtube).