Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoGoogle paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywherewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkGoogle paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywherewww.theverge.comTimely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square30fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareTheYear2525@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIs there something about search engines, as opposed to other online services, that makes you expect them to be free?
Is there something about search engines, as opposed to other online services, that makes you expect them to be free?