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Googling Is for Old People. That’s a Problem for Google. (www.wsj.com)
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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago

Even though that surely results in them being able to access more money and makes shareholders richer, that's not a factor in profit margins. Profit margins are just about revenue vs cost. In this case - how much the make from each search vs how much it costs to produce that search.