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Google search is one of the most used products on or off the internet with billions of people using it billions times a day. So no, it isn't dying. It's about as far from dying as any product can be.

There's a different question about the quality of the results and how that's changed over time.




I bet that Altavista had its highest-ever user numbers right before Google appeared on the scene.

I bet that non-digital cameras had their highest-ever sales numbers right before digital cameras hit the market.

That's the problem with all "it won't die, it's more popular than ever" arguments.


> That's the problem with all "it won't die, it's more popular than ever" arguments.

That's not the argument I made. Of course Google search can die, my point is that it isn't happening right now or in the near future.


> I bet that Altavista had its highest-ever user numbers right before Google appeared on the scene.

That's an excellent point, especially since the financial cost and effort to switch search engines is effectively zero.




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