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Re:How Google Could Collapse by clarkmoody on Friday April 28, 2017 @03:42PM (#14222446)
> search (easily replacable)

Search is a complete free market, and there are other competitors in the space. User switching costs are nearly zero, since choosing a different search engine is as easy as typing a URL. Yet, Google persists in adding the most value to user searches and dominates the space.

I'm not sure how easily Google Search will be dethroned.

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Re:How Google Could Collapse by wand3r on Friday April 28, 2017 @03:54PM (#14222555)
I think the parent is wrong in "easily replaceable" but I think it will be replaced soon. For $5 I would pay for a private customizable search engine, someone will build it
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Re:How Google Could Collapse by clarkmoody on Friday April 28, 2017 @08:16PM (#14224220)
You understand that Google has invested literally billions in search...
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Re:How Google Could Collapse by wand3r on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:42PM (#14224918)
Correct. I think Google will be replaced but due to their investment it won't be easy.
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