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Google gets most of its money from advertising. Eyeballs == Money.

• netcan 18y ago
  Where is the browser == eyeballs? BTW, I think that the big success of Google is in realising that's really true. Web Searches == money. But not inherently.
  • nailer 18y ago
    Owning the browser is a better way to target the eyeballs.
    • netcan 18y ago
      Are you talking about eyeballs for search? Because that'd be included in the above estimate ($120m p/y for %100 of the market) assuming they're paying mozilla fairly for defaults. Do you mean something else? Like eyeballs on the browser itself?
      • nailer 18y ago
        I'm talking about targeting eyeballs for ads. By owning the browser, Google (who a media sales company) know more about you, and can generate a better yield for their customers (ie, advertisers).
        • netcan 18y ago
          So information gathering?