ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? Submitted by Elena_Edie t3_11xetd5 on March 21, 2023 at 12:04 PM in explainlikeimfive 97 comments 187
RemainingLeftover t1_jd2u6z2 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:14 PM Just read "The Surveillance Economy" and all your questions will be answered. Google knows more about you that you will ever know. So even in the free version, you are paying with a lot of your personal data. Permalink 2
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