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> But I guess they decided to anyway Having to search through more pages to find what you want = more time spent on search = more ad revenue. The word "google"
by ChocolateGod 2y ago
> But I guess they decided to anyway
Having to search through more pages to find what you want = more time spent on search = more ad revenue. The word "google" has become so synonymous with searching the web that any competition among non-technical users is near impossible.
Google directly benefits from making their search results worse.
- jodleif 2y agoUntil people are fed up with it of course… once something is clearly better I assume it won’t take long.
- maxwell 2y agoThey've already lost most of their brand equity among technical and non-technical users. Their Gemini commercial feels like a death knell. They never had to advertise when their products were good.
- more_corn 2y agoAnd yet their market cap…
- ChocolateGod 2y agoEveryone knows what "ChatGPT" is, and its becoming to AI what "Google" is to search. Speaking of Gemini, I can't really remember the last time Google launched a successful product. Why bother using and depending on it when you know it will be replaced by another product within a year.
- immibis 2y agoThose same non-technical users will call anything "google" as long as they can type in a box and get some answers. They'll just as well google things on the blue google, or the orange google with the funny mascot, just like I'll hoover my floor with a Dyson.