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> google's revenue comes about because they provide something of value to their users Their revenue comes about because they provide something of value to adve
by brandonmenc 12y ago
> google's revenue comes about because they provide something of value to their users
Their revenue comes about because they provide something of value to advertisers: users.
Yes, search results are valuable, but not valuable enough to charge for them - unlike ads. It's chicken-egg, but their value is not simply in providing search results.
- piyush_soni 12y agoDepends how you see it. No user would come to Google if it wasn't good enough in search, and consequently no company would want to advertize with it if no one visited Google. The "inherent" value of Google is due to its Search Engine - they just found a way to monetize it heavily. It's a win-win game for both advertizers and users.