1) Doesn't it make sense for them to do that? After offering the search engine for free for ages (not that paid search engines are a thing) They've made a fort

1) Doesn't it make sense for them to do that? After offering the search engine for free for ages (not that paid search engines are a thing) They've made a fortune so instead of saying they've "offered it for free" let's point out that they are not a charity. Google became famous for saying that they will list the best SE when ranking, not Google properties or ads. >>and playing an important role in building the internet? For most, all the internet they know is thanks to Google Even if you said is true, another one would have done what Google did. By the way, internet as we know it today, would have happened without Google. In fact, MS and Apple did a LOT more for the internet...a computer in every home and all.