74 () posted 164 days ago by KnightOfTheRealm1152 164 days ago by KnightOfTheRealm1152 +74 / -0 63 comments share 63 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Google, gets popular by using unobtrusive ads in search results.
A few DEI hires later "Let's put obtrusive adverts in all our products!".
It was a good run, if it can go two more years it will match Microsoft on the length of time until it lost its legs.
Kids today don't remember the pop up era of internet advertising. Dark days ahead...
We already back to that. Half the websites have a lightbox overlay the covers the page
Google Vignettes are the new pop up windows.
It's wall street. They like monopolies and they hate competition. The DEI types are just useful that end, but they're not the actual problem.
The money people are out of ideas and this is all they know how to do.