Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywherewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1550arrow-down15 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1545arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square66fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareTheYear2525@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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?