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Has anyone else seen this? I just found it in my browser. The link leads to: http://www.google.com/chromebook/index.html#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ntp-ho
by dkokelley 15y ago
Has anyone else seen this? I just found it in my browser. The link leads to:
http://www.google.com/chromebook/index.html#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ntp-holidays-na-us-bkws&utm_medium=ntp-holidays
Personally, I'm appalled that Google would reach into the browser for advertising. To me it's analogous to Microsoft bringing me pop ups in Windows to show me their new phones. I understand that the ad is small and unobtrusive, but it really feels like an invasion of sacred ground to me. I expect advertising when I venture out into the web, through the pages I request. I don't expect it injected directly into the programs I use.
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- mavrc 15y agoGoogle makes the lion's share of its profits from ad revenue. Chrome is a big billboard. A shiny, speedy billboard, but a billboard nonetheless. It's no big surprise for them to want to monetize it eventually. I would imagine the reason Microsoft never entertained that idea with IE is because Microsoft's core business is selling software, not selling ads. If you're running IE, you already gave MS money, either directly or indirectly.