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95 % of users never touch predefined settings, so being the default almost always equates to being the "winner". What they should do instead is to let people s
by ThePhysicist 5y ago
95 % of users never touch predefined settings, so being the default almost always equates to being the "winner".
What they should do instead is to let people select a search engine based on different criteria (including privacy friendliness). Most people would then still choose Google but the effect would be way less pronounced.
- bko 5y agoMicrosoft Edge would like to have a word with you. The only thing pointing people to DDG or some inferior search engine would be to frustrate non-technical people when their search results become "weird". Not all search engines are the same. I use DDG by default but I admit there is a huge difference between the two search engines and I use !g more than I'd like to admit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers
- KptMarchewa 5y ago>Microsoft Edge would like to have a word with you. The 95% statistic only works when you introduce new, hidden option. People used Chrome/Firefox/whatever before Edge, they are used to it, and it's their default.