I always liked the site but to be honest after using it as my default search engine briefly in chromium, i found it didn't quite compare to google in terms of:

I always liked the site but to be honest after using it as my default search engine briefly in chromium, i found it didn't quite compare to google in terms of: 1. Performance. There's a small but significant gap between the two services in terms of the speed in which they serve redirects and search results. 2. Features. Although a lack of features like mail, maps etc. is, I suppose, part of ddg's philosophy, I feel like it's merely inconvenient compared to google where all it's services are immediately available with a click. Also, ddg doesn't save any web history which can actually be very useful for people using more than one computer. It's not that I dislike ddg and what it does. It fills a nice gap in the market and I like it's principles of privacy. But for now, performance trumps freedom I guess :p