alt Hacker NewsIf they charged a newspaper price for it per se (like $1 a month), Google would be rolling in cash with as many users they have.
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ipaddr • yesterday at 7:28 PM
You are worth much more than a dollar. Each search is worth between 10 and 90 cents. If Google shared that with the user people would be happier
Newspapers are not $1/month.
And Google's ad revenue is likely more than that. Or, if it's not for every user, the ones who would opt out of ads are the ones who can pay. You're cannibalizing your highest value users.