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> started giving people whipped-cream inside your store because it improves the users experience...

I think in this analogy, he'd be right outside my window, not in my store. As you say, I'm not selling whipped cream to begin with.

> after all, none of the ones buying ice-cream were buying chocolate anyway?

If my customers weren't buying the chocolate then why am I stocking it? Clearly, there's something for me to learn here from the guy outside my window. Perhaps I should have a chat with him and see what we can do together. After all, the more people that come by my shop, the more opportunities I have to sell them ice lollies.



> If my customers weren't buying the chocolate then why am I stocking it?

Indeed, so the right conclusion is that chocolate probably was being sold, in spite of what you might theorize about it.


I have lost your chain of argument.


People do click those ads, if they did not google would have removed them long ago.




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