What will happen if Google starts charging for every search?
This - unreasonable by any way, shape, or form - scenario would mean the rise of a new search giant.
Or rather the rise of one that has been in the shades:
It would probably be Yahoo, following its deal with Mozilla over FireFox.
Yahoo Steals Search Share From Google Following Deal With Mozilla
As of march 2015, the Search Engine global usage share is:
and browser share, as of October 2014:
I mention browsers because they are pretty much synonymous to search engines, at least highly correlative.
Had google lost it and started charging for search (...) it would also mean the end of Chrome.
So -
the disgruntled ex-Chrome users, who by definition find IE as inferior,
would adopt one the contenders.
Immediate suspect: FireFox.
We will never find out, but let me assure you, that no matter what,
it would't the new giant would never have been Microsoft's Bing.
Or rather the rise of one that has been in the shades:
It would probably be Yahoo, following its deal with Mozilla over FireFox.
Yahoo Steals Search Share From Google Following Deal With Mozilla
As of march 2015, the Search Engine global usage share is:
and browser share, as of October 2014:
I mention browsers because they are pretty much synonymous to search engines, at least highly correlative.
Had google lost it and started charging for search (...) it would also mean the end of Chrome.
So -
the disgruntled ex-Chrome users, who by definition find IE as inferior,
would adopt one the contenders.
Immediate suspect: FireFox.
We will never find out, but let me assure you, that no matter what,
it would't the new giant would never have been Microsoft's Bing.
Let's play pretend they do and people are mildly ok with that and don't move to other search engines!
In this alternate universe, I can picture:
In this alternate universe, I can picture:
- People searching less stupid things.
- People searching more effectively. If I am going to get charged for searching, I'll better enter a correct search term that's bound to give better results.
- Fewer misspelled search terms. For the same reason as above.
- People actually going past page 1 of results. If I paid for a search I'd better read every damn result!
- If they get greedy and start charging per pagination of results as well, then we would see a fiercer battle to get on page 1 of results.
- On top of that, what if they ordered it so the best results are on the last pages? Only those with a lot of money would have access to the best information! :o
- No more ads, maybe? If I am paying for a search, you'd better not push me sponsored results.
- More people searching for Q&As on Quora instead of Googling "My question + Quora"
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