"Specifics aside, knowing that Google is far superior in their results makes it real difficult to use another search engine" Except that Google is far from del

"Specifics aside, knowing that Google is far superior in their results makes it real difficult to use another search engine" Except that Google is far from delivering superior results. In fact, many of their results are full of spam links and garbage. One of the main reasons I use DDG over Google is that DDG often delivers better results. Another major reason is DDG's promises of no-tracking and privacy (which I hope can be verified some day). That alone sets them far above and beyond Google, which is spyware incarnate. Google is now basically in the exact same position that AltaVista was in when Google came along and ate their lunch. Only Google is much more dominant and wealthier than AltaVista ever was (not to mention their legendary ability to attract and keep talent), so they'll no doubt hang on much longer. But DDG and other search engines are still primed to take a bite at those parts of the business where Google has drop the ball -- like privacy, literal search, and search quality.