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> Everybody has different preferences of how they want a search engine to look and feel. This sounds like it was written by the infamous Dropbox commenter. No

> Everybody has different preferences of how they want a search engine to look and feel. This sounds like it was written by the infamous Dropbox commenter. No, most people have never given a single thought to this.

masturbayeser 5y ago
- kyrra 5y ago
  By what data? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-sta... Android is 42% of the US market.
  - IshKebab 5y ago
    And 69% in third world Europe.
- peoplefromibiza 5y ago
  putting aside the (idiotic) negative framing of third-world countries, that are called developing countries nowadays anyway, they also represent 3/4 of the World's population. Doesn't seem so bad as a market.
GoatOfAplomb 5y ago
Agreed, but I think there's probably a profitable business to be made out of 1% of Google Search's users.
- qeternity 5y ago
  I think you’re still off by an order or magnitude (or two). It might plenty to create a nice business, but a bit absurd to call it the next Google.
  - joering2 5y ago
    I'm longing for categorized YouTube site... When doing home project I can navigate with tabs: home -> security -> outside cam installation -> softfit mounted -> how to strip softfit / how to run cable / how to drill and patch cables hole etc. Could be Wikipedia-style cultivated if enough people know and care.
- IshKebab 5y ago
  Maybe it should be titled "The Next Bing"!
Nextgrid 5y ago
> No, most people have never given a single thought to this. Probably because they're stuck in a local maximum with no idea how much better it can be. They may not even be aware that there are sites out there that have quality non-commercial content if all they've been given for the last decade is spam to the point where spam has been normalized.
twobitshifter 5y ago
Even if it’s not everyone or most people, you can still segment the market into power-users and others.

masturbayeser 5y ago

kyrra 5y ago
By what data? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-sta... Android is 42% of the US market.
- IshKebab 5y ago
  And 69% in third world Europe.
peoplefromibiza 5y ago
putting aside the (idiotic) negative framing of third-world countries, that are called developing countries nowadays anyway, they also represent 3/4 of the World's population. Doesn't seem so bad as a market.

GoatOfAplomb 5y ago

Agreed, but I think there's probably a profitable business to be made out of 1% of Google Search's users.

qeternity 5y ago
I think you’re still off by an order or magnitude (or two). It might plenty to create a nice business, but a bit absurd to call it the next Google.
- joering2 5y ago
  I'm longing for categorized YouTube site... When doing home project I can navigate with tabs: home -> security -> outside cam installation -> softfit mounted -> how to strip softfit / how to run cable / how to drill and patch cables hole etc. Could be Wikipedia-style cultivated if enough people know and care.
IshKebab 5y ago
Maybe it should be titled "The Next Bing"!

Nextgrid 5y ago

> No, most people have never given a single thought to this. Probably because they're stuck in a local maximum with no idea how much better it can be. They may not even be aware that there are sites out there that have quality non-commercial content if all they've been given for the last decade is spam to the point where spam has been normalized.

twobitshifter 5y ago

Even if it’s not everyone or most people, you can still segment the market into power-users and others.