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I've been pleasantly surprised with DDG's quality. It's definitely not as good as Google (for my usage), but it's good enough. I've stopped using Google after

I've been pleasantly surprised with DDG's quality. It's definitely not as good as Google (for my usage), but it's good enough. I've stopped using Google after they've introduced the very (cleverly) intrusive privacy intermediate page, which is really annoying for those permanently using the browser private mode.

decrypt 5y ago
Same. I have been using DuckDuckGo for over 4 years now. There is not much reason to go back to Google. DuckDuckGo ticks all my requirements: - General search. - Prefix search with "\ " to jump to the first result. (often use it for those links that I am certain of ranking first) - Bangs for site-specific searches. Use it for online shopping. - Quick currency, temperature conversions, math. On the mobile side of things, the tracker blocker functionality with one-click-erase functionality are neat. There's nothing really to not like about DuckDuckGo. If desired results are not available, Google search is one step away. Just prefix with "!g" I briefly considered Ecosia but the lack of first-result jumper and bangs were a problem for me. Brave Search is something I want to try but the large amount of space between search results is slightly bothering.
_fs 5y ago
It’s bing. You are using a reskin of bing search results.
- mrweasel 5y ago
  Yes, but also no: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27528625 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27528625 Also: do you care if it’s Bing? If it works as well as it does it could be a hacked up version of the old AltaVista code for all I care.
  - _fs 5y ago
    I've gone back and forth on using ddg. I realize whenever I am searching for technical assistance, bing results are really terrible. Because of this, I wind up !g every search. Lately, I have begun using https://www.startpage.com https://www.startpage.com, which gives you a private, untracked google search every time.
- mkr-hn 5y ago
  https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/sources/ https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/so...
- FearlessNebula 5y ago
  Who cares? The average consumer just wants something that works. They don’t want a multi user multitasking operating system, they just want Windows because they’re familiar with it. They don’t care about Google vs. Bing, they just use what they’re familiar with, or in this case they use DDG because they feel it protects their privacy.

decrypt 5y ago

Same. I have been using DuckDuckGo for over 4 years now. There is not much reason to go back to Google. DuckDuckGo ticks all my requirements: - General search. - Prefix search with "\ " to jump to the first result. (often use it for those links that I am certain of ranking first) - Bangs for site-specific searches. Use it for online shopping. - Quick currency, temperature conversions, math. On the mobile side of things, the tracker blocker functionality with one-click-erase functionality are neat. There's nothing really to not like about DuckDuckGo. If desired results are not available, Google search is one step away. Just prefix with "!g" I briefly considered Ecosia but the lack of first-result jumper and bangs were a problem for me. Brave Search is something I want to try but the large amount of space between search results is slightly bothering.

_fs 5y ago

It’s bing. You are using a reskin of bing search results.

mrweasel 5y ago
Yes, but also no: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27528625 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27528625 Also: do you care if it’s Bing? If it works as well as it does it could be a hacked up version of the old AltaVista code for all I care.
- _fs 5y ago
  I've gone back and forth on using ddg. I realize whenever I am searching for technical assistance, bing results are really terrible. Because of this, I wind up !g every search. Lately, I have begun using https://www.startpage.com https://www.startpage.com, which gives you a private, untracked google search every time.
mkr-hn 5y ago
https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/sources/ https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/so...
FearlessNebula 5y ago
Who cares? The average consumer just wants something that works. They don’t want a multi user multitasking operating system, they just want Windows because they’re familiar with it. They don’t care about Google vs. Bing, they just use what they’re familiar with, or in this case they use DDG because they feel it protects their privacy.