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Google Dominance: One Engine to Rule them All

By CMRU.ca Oct 31, 2024 | 2:26 PM

Every device owned by a university student has google as a search engine by default.

Google is the search engine of choice across the web when you have to search for something. With about 90% of the worldwide market for online searches, the tech company is unrivaled. Despite criticism regarding the trouble Google had in linking itself to questionable practices meant to cement its position, the truth of the matter is that even without these practices, it would still be the case. Google is successful not just because of its business strategies, but also because customers trust Google, it’s technically good, and it’s very convenient.

Google is secure as the leading search engine due not to its strategies but rather to the quality and scope of its

services. Thus, even without the unfair search engine tactics, Google would still dominate the market.

The best search engine

Google is the Best Search Engine: Google offers a search experience that is quick, precise, and user-friendly. Due to the constant enhancement of its algorithms, it makes the quality standard for relevant results that satisfy the intent. In today’s time, Google has got more features than just being a search engine. In fact, thanks to Google Maps and rich snippets, it has become a tool that we need in our everyday lives. Users stick to Google, not because they don’t have other options, but because it works well and fits into everything in the online world.

Resource development in Infrastructure and Innovations: Google’s superiority over its competition can be traced to its large technology investments. With its huge data centers, sophisticated ML models, and plentiful resources, it can keep fine-tuning its service.  Google has become a difficult company to replicate for other competitors, which do not have similar resources or scale.  This advantage would enable it to defeat all competitors even if the latter followed very ethical ways. 

Ecosystem And User Behavior: Google is not just a Search Engine. It has other services like Gmail, YouTube, and Android which strengthen its position. The combination of these services creates a powerful web of convenience which many users find hard to escape. Even if customers are critical of the way Google does business, they probably rely on its products to such an extent that they can’t be seamlessly replaced.

Counterpoints:

Might Rivals Make Progress by Adopting Varying Benchmarks: Some would argue, without the controversy of Google, others like Bing or DuckDuckGo could compete for a better chance to grow. But, while this could offer alternatives a small advantage, they are unlikely to pose a serious threat to Google, which has enormous resources and user base.

Google’s power may curb progress: Google is said to be so powerful that new entrants are discouraged. Though it may be true to a certain extent, the constant need to improve Google spurs tech advancement competitors can reap benefits from.

Conclusion:

To sum up, Whatever methods Google uses are questionable, but its dominance probably comes more from the quality and scope of tools that it offers. A company’s power over the search market and the internet at large is substantial, and even under harsher practices it will probably not be the most used search engine.

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