Google, These Aren’t Really The Best Answers For Users.

Re:Google, These Aren’t Really The Best Answers For Users. by nikcub on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @02:41AM (#2003454)

If Google compromises search result quality for revenue, users will switch away in the same way they switch from AltaVista et al to Google.

It is within the Google ethos not to fuck with their best selection. They understand that their success was from showing the best results. I doubt they will screw it up.

Screaming to the government to do something about it is just useless. If it is crap, it will die.

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Re:Google, These Aren’t Really The Best Answers For Users. by Andrew_Quentin on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @07:53AM (#2003994)

When there was AltaVista, all search engines were kind of the same, Altavista was perhaps just a little bit better. Google was the new kid in the block and made things way better.

Now however, all search engines are the same again. Unless there is a new kid in the block, who do you switch to?

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Re:Google, These Aren’t Really The Best Answers For Users. by tybris on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @03:52AM (#2003578)

It made perfect sense for Microsoft to include a browser with its Operating System. Users liked Internet Explorer and its market share came close to 100%. Nonetheless, the EU fined Microsoft around 2 billion for violating antitrust laws and forced them to introduce the browser selection screen. Math or no math, user satisfaction or not, the same thing could happen to Google.

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