gniland - 3:22 pm on Oct 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

It'd make sense to feed Google-users the sites and pages that make Google the most money.

For the short-term it would make money, for the long-term it would be a disaster to Google. IMHO Google tries to provide the best results and then tries to make money. This is one reason why they have such a favorable view in the public eye (don't forget IPO).

Other companies (cough) Inktomi, have less relevant results because they first try to make money and then worry about results.