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This is not implying a charge. It’s a positive adjective meant to fluff up/activate the positive association of using google when people read it. Saying “the
by intended 6y ago
This is not implying a charge.
It’s a positive adjective meant to fluff up/activate the positive association of using google when people read it.
Saying “the top quality services” “world class services” would come across as tone deaf.
Free here is not meant to be added as a veiled reference to negotiating items.
- kdtsh 6y agoI don’t see how this is the case. What is being put at risk if not the price tag/lack thereof?
- brokenmachine 6y agoThe services themselves. Google could simply decide to not do business with unprofitable Australia. It's a veiled threat of course. They don't want to specify exactly what's in jeopardy - the services themselves, the free status of the services, the quality of search results, or simply google's profitability.
- kdtsh 6y agoI think it’s highly unlikely they would exit the Australian market - the threat could be useful, but they have little to gain from responding to what is effectively a bargaining process with a lockout, at least as a permanent solution (e.g. it’s a captive market which would be immediately filled by a competitor, and Google only stands to lose money from such a move). However, consumers might not see it this way - I agree that their veiled threat includes withdrawing from the Australian market.