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HN isn't that special a place considering nerds think about Google as a "search engine" lol. Google/Alphabet, first and foremost, is the largest online adverti
by tannhaeuser 2y ago
HN isn't that special a place considering nerds think about Google as a "search engine" lol.
Google/Alphabet, first and foremost, is the largest online advertiser via its acquisitions of YouTube, DoubleClick, and others, in addition to selling ad placement on Google Search via AdWords, plus a growing number of consumer portals for price comparisons etc. integrated with Google Search (leaving out tracking your activity on Android devices, Google's cloud business, and Books/scholar). The immediate antitrust perspective starts by looking at Alphabet/Google subsidiaries both providing search results and ads on the pages listed in search results (and to a lesser degree even by pushing Google services via Google Search). This is what had ruined the web in more than one way.
- mvdtnz 2y agogoogle.com is a search engine, regardless of what drives Google's revenue. Weird to say it's not.
- patmorgan23 2y agoIt's an advertising billboard that if you scroll past might have some relevant links at the bottom of the page.
- mvdtnz 2y agoWell no, it's a search engine.
- ta1243 2y agoBut Google the company is an advertising company, regardless of what they use to spread those adverts. Weird to say it's not.
- mvdtnz 2y agoIt's very clear GP was talking about Google the search engine (as in, google.com) in their post. > I get why 90% of people use google. I'm no google fan, but it still baffles me how bad the alternatives still are.
- consteval 2y agoYes, I think the person you're replying to is noting that's just a really small piece of the puzzle. Google Search is really inconsequential in the grand scheme of Google, other than being a vessel for other business ventures.