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by brador 3742 days ago
Search is not a product, users are. The product they sell is searcher eyeballs. That product is sold to advertisers.
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function_seven 3742 days ago
Yeah, I've heard that line before, but it's about as useful as insisting that movie theaters' product is overpriced popcorn and soda. The movies just happen to be there to drive traffic.

Yeah, all of that is true, but it misses the point entirely. The product that is 100% responsible for people going to the movie theater is movies. The product that drives everyone to Google is search. The fact that the revenue isn't directly related to the product doesn't make the product not the product.

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brador 3742 days ago
> The fact that the revenue isn't directly related to the product doesn't make the product not the product.

That is exactly what makes it a product.

Product - Definition - an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale. e.g."dairy products"

In this case, the product refined for sale is the users.

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