4 ms·
It's a means to an end for them in that it gets more people using their ecosystem, which means more personal data for them to harvest, which means ever-better t
by joe_fishfish 13y ago
It's a means to an end for them in that it gets more people using their ecosystem, which means more personal data for them to harvest, which means ever-better targeted ads for people to click on, and ever-more-varied platforms on which to show said adverts.
- Xixi 13y agoI've always seen Chrome, Chrome OS and Android as first and foremost defensive products: if you control the OS you control the default browser, and if you control the browser you control the default search engine. When you look at it that way these products are all very logical moves to protect Google's search business (and the very very lucrative ad business attached to it). The rest is added bonus.