Every Google result now looks like an ad

Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by Retric on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @05:44PM (#22112561)

Increasing costs for your competition is a net win for you.

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Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by iudqnolq on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @05:46PM (#22112574)

And Google

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Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by Retric on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @05:47PM (#22112590)

Depends on the industry, but if you can profit at lower prices you can force your competition to spend less on advertising. That’s bad for Google.

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Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by iudqnolq on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @07:31PM (#22113357)

That makes sense. I meant increasing the ad buy spend of a firm's competitors helps Google

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