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I can't figure out the logic here. I mean, there are a massive amount of people out there who play Xbox 360, specifically in the United States. If we're assuming that these "one letter suggestions" are based on frequency of being searched, and we're accepting that "XM Radio" is the #2 searched term that begins with "x", I don't think it is a stretch whatsoever to say that there are more people on the internet searching for information about "Xbox 360" than there would be for "XM Radio". (Especially since most people would be searching for Sirius XM now)

Furthermore, I don't find it hard to believe that "Playstation 3" (or "PS3) are not the #1 searched "P" term. "Pandora", being an entirely internet based service, might make sense for #1 (which it is... not "Poptropica"), but I agree in that I find it hard to believe that "Playstation 3" (as well as "Sony", "Nintendo" and "Wii") doesn't even make the top 10.

It is no secret how Google makes money. If they're selling the top spot to the highest bidder, there's simply to reason to fault them for that. I just have a hard time believing that "Zillow" paid more than Microsoft would for "Zune", since the assumption was made that they paid for "Xbox 360" to be on top.

In short, there's nothing definitive here. This isn't news. I'm not sure it is even commentary.]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/01/26/google-auto-match-yields-some-curious-alphabetical-results/http://www.switched.com/2010/01/26/google-auto-match-yields-some-curious-alphabetical-results/Jan 29th 2010 9:36AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/01/26/google-auto-match-yields-some-curious-alphabetical-results/http://www.switched.com/2010/01/26/google-auto-match-yields-some-curious-alphabetical-results/Jan 28th 2010 11:31PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/01/26/google-auto-match-yields-some-curious-alphabetical-results/http://www.switched.com/2010/01/26/google-auto-match-yields-some-curious-alphabetical-results/Jan 29th 2010 10:02AM