That's just because in 2000, they were trying to get as much market share as possible. Also they probably didn't need to get more revenue at the time. It sound

That's just because in 2000, they were trying to get as much market share as possible. Also they probably didn't need to get more revenue at the time. It sounds like you're trying to argue that Google has abandoned their core beliefs, or been overrun with profit driven accountants or something. I'm pretty sure the "get users, then figure out revenue" is a very widely used strategy. Google are just more on the second part than the first...