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So when DDG does it, it's awesome and ballsy. But when Microsoft does it, it's pathetic and scammy?
by huhtenberg 14y ago
So when DDG does it, it's awesome and ballsy.
But when Microsoft does it, it's pathetic and scammy?
- runn1ng 14y agoBecause we like Google, of course, and hate Microsoft, of course.
- jstanley 14y agoWho said this is pathetic or scammy? EDIT: And if someone did say that, who says they're the same people who were in praise of DuckDuckGo?
- undecisive 14y agoMaybe because DuckDuckGo differentiates themselves better. Microsoft is more of the same - maybe marginally better in one respect (allowing opt-out) but atrocious in many others - almost every article I've seen has had no trouble balancing the story with talk of Microsoft's past transgressions. On the flip side, I agree that Google should allow you to opt out of this, but it's pretty easy to use any email client to access your gmail e.g. Thunderbird, Apple Mail, even (shudders) Outlook / Outlook Express So the only thing those ads are actually paying for are Google's UI.
- praptak 14y agoWhen you judge someone this aggressively, expect your reputation to be taken into account when people evaluate your judgment. The difference in reputation between DDG and Microsoft is huge.