I'm kind of surprised that HN hears “Google” and still thinks “web search” — I assumed the headline was about the company as a whole, and my mind first went to

I'm kind of surprised that HN hears “Google” and still thinks “web search” — I assumed the headline was about the company as a whole, and my mind first went to Gmail/Google Drive/their office stuff, Android/Chrome, and YouTube. Are web search engines still “a thing” that people have opinions about? To me they're just kind of there and mediocre and unremarkable — the beige wallpaper of modern life, corporate blue and 12pt Arial; like a dreary shopping centre on a Tuesday; as exciting as a press release.