> Don't know if they let search rot or they broke it intentionally. From the point of view of a shortsighted company this might be a false dichotomy because if

> Don't know if they let search rot or they broke it intentionally. From the point of view of a shortsighted company this might be a false dichotomy because if ad revenue from search grows, search is fine: neither rotting nor broken. You are assuming that Google treats users as customers rather than as an exploitable natural resource.