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I don't see how this is relevant. Even if it was an ab test, we know that Google is looking to remove url structures from search results.

• josteink 7y ago
  Probably also the url bar from Chrome, soon to be replaced by a Google keywords-bar.
  • war1025 7y ago
    If only there were an alternative browser...
    • josteink 7y ago
      If there were, these users wouldn’t get to know about it in their current browser, using their current default search engine. You can be sure if that.
• jefftk 7y ago
  It doesn't tell you that. For example, it could be an experiment to learn how much weight users put on the URL in choosing between results. (Disclosure: I work at Google, but I don't work in Search and don't know anything specific here)
  • jacquesm 7y ago
    It could be. But I would put my money on this being what it actually looks like: a way to test the waters on what kind of effect dropping visible URLs in results would have. And if you work at Google, wouldn't you want to know? Maybe ask the search team and report back what you find, I'm really curious.
    • jefftk 7y ago
      While I could look things up internally, if I did I couldn't post back here about it, sorry!