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Re:US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case by WalterBright on Thursday October 10, 2024 @02:27AM (#41796131)
Right, you get ads, or you pay. Businesses aren't charities.
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Re:US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case by Apocryphon on Thursday October 10, 2024 @01:33PM (#41801183)
So the existence of for-pay search engines would disprove the assertion that advertisements are necessary, as there are alternate ways to find information and fund businesses that fetch you that information, without relying on ads.
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