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Isn't the idea that if you advertise you will get more people looking at/downloading your app and therefore rank higher?
It doesn't make it not paid product placement, but I don't think it implies that people are buying spots on the ranking.
It does imply the rank is almost useless because most high rankers are just spending a lot on ads.
I thought “google shopping ads” were those “click here to purchase from…” ads that show up when you search for something like a t-shirt, or a vacuum. Not ads for the app.
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2454022
Ah I guess it's that it shows what they want then they have to install the app to buy it?
I've bought stuff from Temu and without installing the app. I'm sure it recommends installing the app if you tap the ad on a phone, but not on desktop.