No, this is solely because a) chatbot responses are much more expensive than traditional search as well as b) monetizing them is also an unsolved problem, and t

No, this is solely because a) chatbot responses are much more expensive than traditional search as well as b) monetizing them is also an unsolved problem, and together both reasons have to potential to eliminate googles profits in deadly amounts. Everything else are bullshit excuses from google to mask their dire situation and people tend to actually believe it. Microsoft can fuck up big time and is still standing strong, since they have an actual core business while search is just some playground for them - and I bet they are willing to set everything on fire when google dies in the process, because they can reboot the next iteration afterwards and have their enterprise sales/cashflows largely unaffected.