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> Everytime one of these threads show up, I find myself wondering why someone doesn't launch a technical and research focused competitor. There seems to be such
by dna_polymerase 5y ago
> Everytime one of these threads show up, I find myself wondering why someone doesn't launch a technical and research focused competitor. There seems to be such broad agreement that Google is now terrible for research that there's for sure a market for it.
Your bubble seems to agree, but the lack of serious competition, even in niches, is a sign that outside the HN bubble Google is in fact not seen as any worse.
- sidibe 5y agoSeems like for a decade several times a week this question shows up on HN and 99% of comments agree. Personally for my uses I don't remember it being significantly better, I'm not sure what I'm missing.
- alangibson 5y agoNot really. It's a sign that you can't profitably compete with Google.