Sorry for the late reply - and thank you for responding! That makes perfect sense.
I share your thought about this. I hope my comment wasn’t too unclear. I was just considering that a more diverse ecosystem of algorithms doesn’t necessarily imply a more diverse ecosystem of companies. Hence my thought experiment about a marketplace of algorithms within one search provider.
But of course I’m not wedded to that, and I have no reason to be. Both situations seem equally improbable to me: (a) Google’s losing dominance, or (b) Google’s providing a marketplace of different algorithms.
I’d be interested to hear any more thoughts you might have! Thanks again for your reply.
I share your thought about this. I hope my comment wasn’t too unclear. I was just considering that a more diverse ecosystem of algorithms doesn’t necessarily imply a more diverse ecosystem of companies. Hence my thought experiment about a marketplace of algorithms within one search provider.
But of course I’m not wedded to that, and I have no reason to be. Both situations seem equally improbable to me: (a) Google’s losing dominance, or (b) Google’s providing a marketplace of different algorithms.
I’d be interested to hear any more thoughts you might have! Thanks again for your reply.