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Re:US alleges Google got rich because people stick with sear... by qbrass on Thursday September 14, 2023 @03:38PM (#37513790)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Desktop

To be fair, I don't know if they actually had to pay anyone.

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Re:US alleges Google got rich because people stick with sear... by notatallshaw on Friday September 15, 2023 @12:58PM (#37526032)
Google Desktop was not released before October 2004 though.

And even then, what was its significance on the general desktop space? I used it heavily, but I didn't know anyone else who had it installed.

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