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>Google is, well google. I don't have to use their search engine if I don't want to. When threads like this come up I always wonder how the engineers who worke
by logicchains 8y ago
>Google is, well google. I don't have to use their search engine if I don't want to.
When threads like this come up I always wonder how the engineers who worked on Bing must feel. I'd feel pretty disheartened if people had such a low opinion of my product that my competitor was considered a monopoly.
- tzumby 8y agoI read an article a while back about the team behind Bing. I think they had some of the best people working there and they must feel pretty proud. I think after the project picket up and they started managing them from top up most of them left. I tried looking for the article but can’t find it anymore
- fluffycat 8y agoI think Bing engineers laugh uncontrollably when people at HN claims DuckDuckGo is a search engine.
- ajhurliman 8y agoSeems like they're doing fine https://duckduckgo.com/traffic https://duckduckgo.com/traffic
- lawrenceyan 8y agoNo, the reason OP made that comment is because duckduckgo uses Bing by default to power its search. So duckduckgo is literally just Bing with a duck taped over it basically.
- fluffycat 8y agoExactly.
- ajhurliman 8y agoOh, I didn't know, thanks for that
- nerfhammer 8y agoThey're not using the traditional definition of monopoly meaning lack of competition, now monopoly just means "too big".
- Bhilai 8y agoBing is as good as Google in many cases and is better than Google in some cases. IMO, thats no small feat. Bing is profitable too, unlike many other silicon valley companies so I don't think they feel disheartened.