According to the article, altavista switched owners 3 times during the last 3 years of its life. I assume one of these had the bright idea to fill the results w

According to the article, altavista switched owners 3 times during the last 3 years of its life. I assume one of these had the bright idea to fill the results with crappy paid-for links. Google has these geniuses to thank for priming the playfield for them by destroying themselves.