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I hear that a lot; that other search engines are somehow inferior in quality. Having used DDG as default search for many years now, I have never felt like googl
by DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
I hear that a lot; that other search engines are somehow inferior in quality. Having used DDG as default search for many years now, I have never felt like google offers me better results (Quite the opposite, actually). What exactly is it that makes google "better"?
- doingmyting 8y agoAs someone who tried DDG and quickly went back to Google. I can safely say Google has a comfortable lead in the search space. They pretty much just do everything much better than everyone else in this space. I'll give an example. Lets say you want to go to the starbucks closest to you. All you have to do is open Google type the word "Starbucks" and press Directions on one of the results (usually the first one in thr list). That opens maps app with address prefilled and ready to navigate. Done!!! Type "Starbucks" in DDG and let me know what you see. There are a million of these little things that save a ton of time each day for the avg person. The general public only pays lip service to privacy concerns. Saving time and money trumps that everytime
- ax0ar 8y agoI think this is a really tricky question. Everyone searches in a different way and for different things. While I might easily find what I'm looking for on ddg, someone else might not. I think the main reason why most search engines fail against google is because they haven't yet figured out in depth how and what people search for and what they find. Google just has a better algorithm finding things. Peiple are happier using Google.