Pay for Google?

oppenheimer1

Speaking in hypotheticals here but would you pay a subscription to use google of say €2/month? Or would you just feck off and use Bing?

I'd be inclined to say I would, sure it has the answer to almost any question, and Its a service I use almost every time I go online.

DirkVoodoo

LMGTFY

EDIT: Actually, that article was 7 years old, it clearly hasn't taken off yet!

bronte

Shush...don't give them ideas!

Overheal

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62740589&postcount=7

My name is URL

lol no

Google makes billions per year on the backs of millions of users.. I don't know the exact figures but it's safe to say that they make at least 10 euro (on average) for each person that uses the service per year, which is more than enough

fifth

It is useful, but I don't think I'd be interested in paying. I can't see them ever bringing that in.

minidazzler

No I wouldn't. Google have ALOT of revenue streams and I do like the company as a whole, which is strange given I generally don't like such big companies, but if they started a subscribtion service I would just use a different search.

Besides, if they did, within 3 weeks there would either be a way around it, or a new search engine extension for Firefox which works better than google.

aDeener

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Speaking in hypotheticals here but would you pay a subscription to use google of say €2/month? Or would you just feck off and use Bing?

I'd be inclined to say I would, sure it has the answer to almost any question, and Its a service I use almost every time I go online.

you must have more money than sense oppenheimer!

Mmcd

I wouldnt pay but Id go through each page individually before bing

Just in case this was to happen be sure to get it when its free!

Ciaran500

If they included access to all their services I probably would. Assuming they're not still making a fortune everywhere else.

KnifeWRENCH

No way - Wikipedia tells me everything I need to know. If there's something Wikipedia can't teach me....well, I don't want to know what that something is.

Cupcake_Crisis

No!! They dont need the money by any stretch of the imagination! That €2 would go a long way for me these days

WeeBushy

No way. Same as with most things on the internet, I refuse to pay

davyjose

NOT A FCUKING CHANCE!!!!

/thread

Stark

No. And I will start a Facebook group saying "We will not pay for Google. We are gone if this happens".

Spore

what the hell is bing? The chubby fella from friends?

Saibh

No, wouldn't pay for Google.

Jay P

There's plenty more search engines. So no. I'm not stupid.

Nevyn

There were search engines before google, if it up and ceased to exist tomorrow there would still be search engines.

Stark

Spore wrote: »

what the hell is bing? The chubby fella from friends?

This guy can explain it better than I ever could:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9DBynJUCS4

oppenheimer1

Thaedydal wrote: »

There were search engines before google, if it up and ceased to exist tomorrow there would still be search engines.

Yes, but they're not as good imo.

Professey Chin

Mmcd wrote: »

I wouldnt pay but Id go through each page individually before bing

Just in case this was to happen be sure to get it when its free!

Jesus youve a **** slow line :pac:

aDeener

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Yes, but they're not as good imo.

how so?

Mmcd

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Jesus youve a **** slow line :pac:

Nah its just Im downloading the Playstation Network as well in case they start charging for that as well :P

Joey the lips

Stupid thread! yahoooooo!

Mr Yellow

davyjose wrote: »

NOT A FCUKING CHANCE!!!!

/thread

QUALITY response...who said pictures speak louder than words!

Dord

I already pay for google. I run ads on google daily. How else do you think you're using the site for free? It's supported by ads and other revenue streams.

partyatmygaff

Dord wrote: »

I already pay for google. I run ads on google daily. How else do you think you're using the site for free? It's supported by ads and other revenue streams.

You pay for advertising not for search. If you had an ad on the radio, would you go around saying you pay for your radio listening?

Dord

partyatmygaff wrote: »

You pay for advertising not for search. If you had an ad on the radio, would you go around saying you pay for your radio listening?

I was making a point. Yes I'm not directly paying for the search. Uhh... nevermind. :rolleyes:

dewsbury

Would I pay ?

Gladly - it is a fantastic service

Some people are too hung up on how profitable Google are .. and then resent the profits they make. ME, I just think it is a fantastic company with a fantastic product. €2 per month ?? Of course , I'd pay that. A bar of chocolate costs almost €1

ejmaztec

dewsbury wrote: »

Would I pay ?

Gladly - it is a fantastic service

Some people are too hung up on how profitable Google are .. and then resent the profits they make. ME, I just think it is a fantastic company with a fantastic product. €2 per month ?? Of course , I'd pay that. A bar of chocolate costs almost €1

I'd rather have a two bars of chocolate each month.

Liam Byrne

I wouldn't pay.....but I wouldn't use Microsoft's search either.

Google was VERY good, but then they started messing around a little with it, showing sponsored links above the real ones (they were ok on the right-hand side) and now the illogical and unfair map results, which have no association with an actual site's content or ranking.

For a search to work to the user's benefit, you need to have it based on content and relevance, and not for the advertiser's benefit based on who pays the most.....it's a slippery slope if the results are biased to minimise, or worse still exclude, sites that don't cough up.

Yahoo and a few others are still around, so we'll survive if this ever does happen.

I doubt it will, though.....

Rhyme

I'd ask Jeeves.

MrMicra

Google books is a disaster. Type in "insolvency regulations eu agreement irish company act examinership " and you get google book after google book. I've already got those ****ing books!

rannerap

hell no,id just go back to using ask jeeves,he was friendly and changed his outfit for different occasions

anniehoo

davyjose wrote: »

NOT A FCUKING CHANCE!!!!

/thread

The sizzze of that!!!Couple of questions though..

Why do we still have to type swear words back to front?

What in jaysus is "bing"?

When will the boards addiction wear off?

Rhyme

anniehoo wrote: »

When will the boards addiction wear off?

Apply this cream three times daily and report back in two weeks.

davyjose

anniehoo wrote: »

Why do we still have to type swear words back to front?

**** knows.

elshambo

http://www.altavista.com/

LEIN

I prefer google but if they wanted money than i would be forced to yahoo.

mikemac

I'd never heard of bing before this thread

I have a biased opinion but I think everyone should pay for Google.

Do it.. :cool:

Jet Black

No. Any service that is free and then decides to charge I would not use.
If I came to boards and they were charging for what once was a free service I would not use it anyone.
I subscribe to boards though because its given me so much. But if it was manditority I would be gone.

manutd

Not a fcuking chance i would pay to use Google, paying for gmail already, the one like username@gaa.ie

philologos

OP: You already pay for Google through advertising.

LEIN

Jakkass wrote: »

OP: You already pay for Google through advertising.

Indeed. Most websites have a section that says ads by google.

A good 30% of my Gmail inbox is ads.

They are making a lot of money so they do not need to charge for using the search engine.

asdasd

I havent read all the discussion, but the OP did say hypothethical.

Of course I would if that kind of model had become standard for internet searches.

That is if they couldnt have made money from advertisting, and all major search engines had some kind of micro payment ( 0.1C per search) or subscription model ( unlimited per year) I would pay, just as I pay my electricity. If there were no equivalent free options thats what I would do. So would we all. Once, however, we get used to "Free" we think it is normal.

10E a year is nothing, but the internet is useless without a useful search engine.

So I voted yes.

omahaid

I remember the internet before google (and yahoo at the time was ****e). It consisted of typing in www.what_ever_you_are_looking_for.com. Although 90% of the time this actually worked. So, no, I wouldnt pay, I would revert to typing in www.what_I_am_looking_for.com