On Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:57:56 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>> I'm still trying to figure out why having a Google toolbar, or a
>>> Wolfram Alpha toolbar, or any other kind of toolbar is actually
>>> *useful* for anything...
>>
>> Remember what you wrote yesterday about free things that should cost
>> money?
> 
> ...which is exactly what this whole thread is about, yes.

Indeed.

> Clearly it costs money to make (say) the Java runtime environment. But
> how does making you install the Google toolbar make money for anybody?
> 
> Come to think of it, the Google toolbar cost money to make too...

So the return on that must be higher than the costs involved.  Guess 
what: you're the product being sold.

Jim

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