"""So is your argument that Google should have paid nothing to be the default search engine, because people will switch, or is it that $300 million is an appropriate about for the 1% that won't change the default?"""

No, "my argument" was on the topic of the comment I specifically responded to.

You know, where you said that by getting the FF default search && making your own search engine, you'll "profit". To which I responded something akin to: "bollocks --even if you do that, FF users will just switch search engine back to Google".

It wasn't that hard to follow, check it again.

"""(Btw, why do you quote like that? HN docs on formatting are here: https://hackertimes.com/formatdoc)

Ever noticed how the "HN docs on formatting" say NOTHING about quoting?

"Italics", which you use, is not for quoting is for emphasis. Other people use your method, other people use ">", I use mine.