title: What is the value of performance in an application, in dollar form?
body: <p>This isn't just a question for me, but for anyone wondering how important it is to make things more daft punk like (faster, better, and stronger ;) ). I don't know enough about this topic, even though I try my best to make things work the best. But I am curious as to what a company like google might pay for a better sorting algorithm, or a better search algorithm.</p>
  
  <p>My main reasoning for asking this question is because I have developed, and am working on a method, for a search algorithm, that works in O(8) every time. That's right, not O(8n), but O(8). I'm not sure about the memory, but it is extremely quick. Quick enough to be instant. It would stop the need for splitting up your data across servers.</p>
  
  <p>Anyways back to the question. How much, in money (so people can ACTUALLY understand the value), do/ would companies spend on things like speed, memory usage, and file size?</p>