> How clever is Google? Perhaps they argue:
>  - "On the Sage pages, we frequently find the phrase 'viable open
> source alternative to Mathematica' (or something in that spirit)"
>  - Hence, Mathematica is relevant to Sage.
>  - Hence, if people search for Sage, it makes sense to show them a
> Mathematica ad.
>
> In other words, could it be that the ad shows up due to the negative
> self-description of Sage?

I like this idea.  But wouldn't that mean that Maplesoft ads should
show up too, or even ones for MathWorks (I assume Magma does not need
Google ads for its clientele)?  Just curious.

- kcrisman
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