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Safari already comes with DuckDuckGo as a suggested search engine, and all it takes is Apple flipping a switch for users that use the default search engine, and
by 8fingerlouie 5y ago
Safari already comes with DuckDuckGo as a suggested search engine, and all it takes is Apple flipping a switch for users that use the default search engine, and most of that traffic would go to DDG instead of Google.
Many Apple users are pragmatic, and don't care as long the search engine returns the results they want.
I've been using DDG for years, and it could be DDG has gotten better, or Google has gotten worse, but where i've occasionally had to do a "!g whatever" search to get google results because DDG made no sense, i actually often get better results with DDG these days.
- brailsafe 5y agoIt could be that you've adapted your search style to DDG as well. I tried making the switch, and my god was it frustrating.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI doubt 90% of people even have a search style. They are just searching to get to a brand’s website they might not know the exact spelling for. Or searching for a product sold by a limited amount of retailers.
- soraminazuki 5y agoI'm having the same experience as GP. I haven't changed my search style since the early 2000s, and Google search seems basically unusable for me at this point.