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First, I did not say that individuals at Google are being malicious. I am saying that Google as an entity is a profit maximization machine. Look at all the ant
by palata 2y ago
First, I did not say that individuals at Google are being malicious. I am saying that Google as an entity is a profit maximization machine.
Look at all the antitrust cases against Google. That's not the result of systematically doing what's best for the users.
> When the user goes elsewhere (and quality competition exists) Google loses everything…
Which is not an incentive for giving better results. Just for locking the users in.
- theshrike79 2y ago> Google as an entity is a profit maximization machine Google is still an ad company that dabbles in services and software mostly to sell more ads. People keep forgetting it for some reason.