[dangerface]

> The priority isn't you. It's the asker.

The priority is the advertiser. I think google has given up on indexing the web and just sends searches to authorities like wikipedia, let's face it thats what the "average user" wants, and best part is the rest of us have to pay to compete.

[chiefalchemist]

I don't see it that way. The bottomline is, if the asker isn't satisfied with the proposed resolutions the asker might go elsewhere (e.g., DDG). Even if the asker doesn't switch search tools any sense of friction and frustration will trigger less usage, not more. That's not good for Google. It's not good for advertisers.

Pains me to say it, but is in the best interest of the searh engine to maximize the searcher's satisfaction.