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>Example: DuckDuckGo’s popularity came out of the desire for a more privacy friendly search engine. DDG has a market share of 0.66% [1], that doesn't feel like
by a_bonobo 3y ago
>Example: DuckDuckGo’s popularity came out of the desire for a more privacy friendly search engine.
DDG has a market share of 0.66% [1], that doesn't feel like popularity. That feels like an 'etc.'
[1] https://backlinko.com/duckduckgo-stats https://backlinko.com/duckduckgo-stats
- throwthrowuknow 3y agoOut of curiosity, what percentage of people who are currently online were also online in the early days that we are reminiscing about?
- hi-v-rocknroll 3y agoI can't claim to have partaken acoustic couplers, but do 2400 baud modems count? Or do you mean the era of fuchsia Comic Sans marquee blink tags and yellow text on blue pages with animated GIFs and colored ball bullet point items?
- dijksterhuis 3y agoEh maybe it’s my personal biases in play. Fair point on the bad example.
- hi-v-rocknroll 3y agoPopularity isn't the be-all and end-all of utility, interest, or quality. That also proves most people lack taste and knowledge.
- throwaway290 3y agoAccording to that article, it beats Yandex among desktop users.