Re:The world needs more search engines
by close04 on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @08:59AM
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> I don't see how the study you linked contradicted anything I was saying.
Jeff, you defended Google once saying that their decisions are motivated by wanting to help users make informed choices. The study was just to show that they have a track record of doing the exact opposite. Your characterization of Google was misinformed at least on that occasion. I made an educated guess that if you were willing to defend one stance that was proven wrong (that Google has any vested interest in helping users make informed choices) then it's possible you may make the same mistake again.
But dang is right, in the spirit of collegiality I should have found a better way to point out this mistake or even not do it at all.
Jeff, you defended Google once saying that their decisions are motivated by wanting to help users make informed choices. The study was just to show that they have a track record of doing the exact opposite. Your characterization of Google was misinformed at least on that occasion. I made an educated guess that if you were willing to defend one stance that was proven wrong (that Google has any vested interest in helping users make informed choices) then it's possible you may make the same mistake again.
But dang is right, in the spirit of collegiality I should have found a better way to point out this mistake or even not do it at all.