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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by ppod on Thursday August 29, 2019 @11:07AM (#20830139)
I sort of understand why search is a near-monopoly: it's free, and there's somewhat of a network effect and a self-reinforcing credibility thing. But what are the barriers for competition to AdSense? Why isn't some other company offering an alternative, like the same thing at a higher price with better support?
Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by dymk on Thursday August 29, 2019 @11:11AM (#20830171)
The value is that they have so much search traffic and page views; aka surfaces to display those ads on.