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Sorry, I don't see how the last part of your statement, even if true, relates to the quote. They built an advertising empire, yes? By compensating people very

Sorry, I don't see how the last part of your statement, even if true, relates to the quote. They built an advertising empire, yes? By compensating people very well.

moomoo11 4y ago
Except it’s at risk now. Ad spending is down. And if MSFT can enhance bing search with GPT to give you actual answers instead of ad based links that usually suck (how many times have you seen HN posts complaining about the drop in google search result quality?) then Google’s core competency is at huge risk. Windows is still the dominant player when it comes to consumer desktop. End of the day it’s the consumers who make Google spin by visiting google.com from whatever browser they use. If MSFT can knee cap them on search result quality that actually gives you an answer instead of a link… I mean think about it. Why would you use google to be linked to SO when bing can just tell you the answer and also provide source.. and don’t get me started on atrocious recipe websites. Personally? I like GCP. It’s way better to use than AWS imo. I’d rather google focus on empowering developers and technology. Ads were cool and can still remain a solid part of their revenue. But if they can grow GCP and various dx things like Go, workspace, and firebase as well.
- Sakos 4y ago
  Sorry, Microsoft has never really been able to deliver on anything, particularly consumer-facing. They're heavily reliant on enterprise and Office. What makes you think they'll be able to successfully combine Bing with GPT?
  - moomoo11 4y ago
    I’m just suggest a hypothetical that’s in my mind. Execution is always a 50/50 game. If there’s one chance to beat google at their game (95% or whatever domination in ad space) it’s now. I’m just suggesting one use case now that msft and open ai are together.
- ipaddr 4y ago
  Most people use google to get to a site. That might be facebook or this site. Google can provide summary answers but you often want to dive in and get details on an actual site.
  - moomoo11 4y ago
    Right. But imagine you could get your answer AND be taken to the source. Right now google search takes you to a site (that pays for ad) that MIGHT have your answer. I don’t want to cycle through five useless SO posts. I just want the answer.

Sorry, I don't see how the last part of your statement, even if true, relates to the quote. They built an advertising empire, yes? By compensating people very well.

moomoo11 4y ago

Except it’s at risk now. Ad spending is down. And if MSFT can enhance bing search with GPT to give you actual answers instead of ad based links that usually suck (how many times have you seen HN posts complaining about the drop in google search result quality?) then Google’s core competency is at huge risk. Windows is still the dominant player when it comes to consumer desktop. End of the day it’s the consumers who make Google spin by visiting google.com from whatever browser they use. If MSFT can knee cap them on search result quality that actually gives you an answer instead of a link… I mean think about it. Why would you use google to be linked to SO when bing can just tell you the answer and also provide source.. and don’t get me started on atrocious recipe websites. Personally? I like GCP. It’s way better to use than AWS imo. I’d rather google focus on empowering developers and technology. Ads were cool and can still remain a solid part of their revenue. But if they can grow GCP and various dx things like Go, workspace, and firebase as well.

Sakos 4y ago
Sorry, Microsoft has never really been able to deliver on anything, particularly consumer-facing. They're heavily reliant on enterprise and Office. What makes you think they'll be able to successfully combine Bing with GPT?
- moomoo11 4y ago
  I’m just suggest a hypothetical that’s in my mind. Execution is always a 50/50 game. If there’s one chance to beat google at their game (95% or whatever domination in ad space) it’s now. I’m just suggesting one use case now that msft and open ai are together.
ipaddr 4y ago
Most people use google to get to a site. That might be facebook or this site. Google can provide summary answers but you often want to dive in and get details on an actual site.
- moomoo11 4y ago
  Right. But imagine you could get your answer AND be taken to the source. Right now google search takes you to a site (that pays for ad) that MIGHT have your answer. I don’t want to cycle through five useless SO posts. I just want the answer.