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Dylan16807today at 2:02 AM1 replyview on HN

> Mandating Google choose the “one right” link is the failure point, here. (Not because I disagree.)

I'm talking about the actual search results. They already do that part.

> Similar problems with mandating that they track what’s considered a competitor.

Well I said fair not mandatory, but they make enough money off these ads that they could handle it being mandatory.


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DANmodetoday at 2:20 AM

Besides “I’m Feeling Lucky” and new AI offerings, Google specifically does not purport to tell you the one true link!

It ranks based on likelihood of what you’re search for - and yes, that’s different!