> Not because they were looking for new ways to spam people with ads
I think you are wrong. I don't think Google "spam[s] people with ads". I found myself and most friends to like Google because they have been exact opposite what was before, such as Altavista: one huge Las Vegas Board, where you were forced to see ads totally irrelevant (spam).
Most GOOG revenue comes from the front page search engine. You search for something. Therefore, you ask to be "spammed".
I think you are wrong. I don't think Google "spam[s] people with ads". I found myself and most friends to like Google because they have been exact opposite what was before, such as Altavista: one huge Las Vegas Board, where you were forced to see ads totally irrelevant (spam).
Most GOOG revenue comes from the front page search engine. You search for something. Therefore, you ask to be "spammed".