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Search is their main gateway to the advertising dollars. "Google it" is synonymous with any search regardless of the engine being used.

• moistly 5y ago
  They serve ads regardless how you get to the site you’re viewing.
  • ornornor 5y ago
    They serve more ads if they steer you towards the low value SEO website filled with Adsense.
    • moistly 5y ago
      That is precisely my original point.
• makeitdouble 5y ago
  Wouldn’t in-app advertisement be at least on par, probably higher in usage ?