Re:German judges explain their decision that ad-blocking sof...
by phpnode on Sunday December 11, 2016 @06:30PM
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> "we have enough cash to run this service until everyone currently alive is dead"
They might have the money but why should they give it away? They are not a charity.
> it would make room for better search engines to emerge
How would those search engines fund themselves? what would their business model be?
Re:German judges explain their decision that ad-blocking sof...
by JadeNB on Monday December 12, 2016 @01:36PM
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> I suppose google search business model in a post-adwords world could also be "we have enough cash to run this service until everyone currently alive is dead".
But they only have this money because of AdWords. That means that, in this world, Google would still exist, but no-one could come enter the search space to compete with it—and surely that's not a desireable outcome.
I suppose google search business model in a post-adwords world could also be "we have enough cash to run this service until everyone currently alive is dead".
In the event of google search disappearing, affected people would use other search engines and it would make room for better search engines to emerge which is hardly possible right now as google owns the market.