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More like we need Google no more. You always find the smartest bunch in these threads. Proof: not a single downvoted comment so far. But with all your smarts
by misterman0 8y ago
More like we need Google no more.
You always find the smartest bunch in these threads. Proof: not a single downvoted comment so far.
But with all your smarts why aren't you building search engines? Is it because you think that with superior tech we can't beat Google? I think it will come down to precisely that. Don't you see how easy it would be for someone who specializes in search to beat an opponent who specializes in ads?
Edit: I should clarify. What I meant was, start specializing in search, or we're all dead. Dead meat. By the hands of the Android.
- saagarjha 8y ago> with all your smarts why aren't you building search engines It's a hard problem, especially if you factor in keeping your servers running.
- misterman0 8y agoBut there are people though who love when you give them that problem. There are businesses out there that specialize in keeping those servers running. Do you all of a sudden have loads of traffic? Wow, you must really be popular. If you are not popular, some will host your servers for free until you are. You know. Because there is money in traffic. So if you generate it, they'll sell it. On the market.
- mattnewport 8y agoI'm using DuckDuckGo and don't miss Google for search. It's mostly a solved problem for me at this point. Google Maps is harder to replace but there are workable though generally not as good alternatives. YouTube is the hardest Google property to escape for me.
- maple3142 8y agoI found that DuckDuckGo is still not competent enough for non-English users. The quality of its result in non-English language still worse than Google's ones.
- mattnewport 8y agoI can believe that. English is my first language though and I find it works well for me with English searches.