• Yoru@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    wait, what? is Google actually a paid service now or is this a meme./?

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      1 year ago

      Is a meme. Google would kill their business model if they did this. Their whole model is to collect data from user searches and then make money off it.

      • BillyTheSkidMark@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I’m pretty sure they get more money from people freely giving them data using a lot of their services (maps, search) than they’d get if they gatekept searching with a, subscription that people opted out of.

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          1 year ago

          You’re 100% right. Last I heard, Google makes about $300 per person every year from the data it collects on us.

          … But I honestly think it’s just a matter of time before the capitalist cook the golden goose and try to grab subscription bucks anyways.