[trogdor]

Couldn’t they just show ads alongside the search result?

[dangus]

For sure, but is that proven to be as good at revenue as the status quo?

It’s kind of like how the movie industry killed their Blu-ray, DVD, and theater ticket sales in favor of streaming.

Or how digital download/streaming music took decades to match the pre-Napster revenue peak of the industry. It’s still barely ahead of that level and that’s before adjusting for inflation.

[omnimus]

I am sure they can figure out even better. Like put the product purchase link in the answer.