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No, it is just that simple. Travel agents do it all the time.
They are paid a commision. They would tend to recommend what they can make the most money on, no different than Google. But, they would not try to sell people bus tickets when they come in asking for airline tickets, customers would get irritated and not come back.
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Right on!  OmarHash | 02/04/05
No, Google owns their service, they can make recomendations.  DonnieBoy | 02/06/05
I think it's more complex than that  Fred Fredrickson | 02/06/05
No, it is just that simple. Travel agents do it all the time.  DonnieBoy | 02/06/05
The French  rcark01 | 02/04/05
Bizarre  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 02/04/05
missing the point  Joe Blow_z | 02/04/05
makes sense  hipparchus2000 | 02/05/05
it has everything to do with the sidebars and ads  zijiang | 02/05/05
No, you miss the point, they can not control all uses of their name.  DonnieBoy | 02/06/05
Yes, that would be  Fred Fredrickson | 02/06/05
Good points...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 02/06/05
Ah, the French  James T. Kirk | 02/04/05
Bad decision  Nigel Johnstone | 02/05/05
I wonder  Nigel Johnstone | 02/05/05
Well, in any case, you can not stop people from making recommendations  DonnieBoy | 02/06/05
Quite right, but...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/06/05
Google does not sell the actual search results, adds are clearly marked  DonnieBoy | 02/06/05
Someday  cardinal33 | 02/05/05
but the trees  hipparchus2000 | 02/05/05
I call a travel agent asking about a resort, and they recommend another  DonnieBoy | 02/06/05
No, it's not about free speech  Timothy (TRiG) | 07/07/09

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