elguapo - 11:51 am on Sep 1, 2005 (gmt 0)

Ideas may be good in the drawing board, but you can never know until you implement. That's what Google does. I'm sure they are aware that every hiccup in the system will adversely affect some, while benefiting others. If their bottomline increases -- never mind if Optirex or a few thousand others see their incomes tanking -- then it means the changes worked.

Re the complaints -- remember though that the complainers have the biggest incentive to shout out their displeasure at the changes. And they are the ones most vocal in these forums. Those benefiting may not necessarily be speaking out. Just here in your post, when you said no "earnings are up," some folks already chimed in that their income increased or that this is a record month for them.