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Re:When you type realty.com into Safari it takes you to real... by prawn on Thursday June 25, 2020 @07:45PM (#23647101)
It would be a poorly considered algorithm rather than some bidding situation. No sane person would build this intentionally. The big companies have too much to lose especially.
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Re:When you type realty.com into Safari it takes you to real... by jessaustin on Thursday June 25, 2020 @10:48PM (#23648191)
Basically, this is Google's entire business: getting paid to send us where someone else wants us to go. Google are "big". Why wouldn't Apple want in on this action?
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Re:When you type realty.com into Safari it takes you to real... by Carpetsmoker on Friday June 26, 2020 @12:12AM (#23648645)
Sponsored search results are marked as such in the Google results, it's nothing like the automagic redirect Safari is showing here.
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