I simply don't trust Google to not change the rules later.
What will stop Google from down-grading 2nd class URLs (ie, not hosted with google) to page 2 results?
It's effectively the same thing as having no AMP at all, yet they cleverly got everyone on board with this tactic.
Edit: I just skimmed through this... this looks _WORSE_ than having Google show their domain. This is some of the sneakiest most deceitful garbage I could have ever imagined.
Just no way. Need convincing? Look at the animated gif half way down:
On their page about AMP Viewer Google admits that they are collecting user's data when they view AMP pages [1]:
> The Google AMP Viewer is a hybrid environment where you can collect data about the user. Data collection by Google is governed by Google’s privacy policy.
With replaced URL it will be more difficult to spot.
What will stop Google from down-grading 2nd class URLs (ie, not hosted with google) to page 2 results?
It's effectively the same thing as having no AMP at all, yet they cleverly got everyone on board with this tactic.
Edit: I just skimmed through this... this looks _WORSE_ than having Google show their domain. This is some of the sneakiest most deceitful garbage I could have ever imagined.
Just no way. Need convincing? Look at the animated gif half way down:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xqfy7IhiTzc/XLY7goySWzI/AAAAAAAAD...