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I'm not sure. Google is very aware that 100% of their userbase (and revenue) are one click away from using another search engine. If this decision makes it more
by kevando 12y ago
I'm not sure. Google is very aware that 100% of their userbase (and revenue) are one click away from using another search engine. If this decision makes it more difficult for a start up to create a better way for people to search the internet, you can see why Google might not put up a fight..
- lucb1e 12y ago> Google is very aware that 100% of their userbase (and revenue) are one click away from using another search engine. Actually, google outperforms all other search engines. It seems some people prefer duckduckgo (as search engine i mean, not just for the other features), but most i heard people couldn't get the same results (including myself). Secondly, Google is much more than search nowadays. 100% of their income isn't gone just like that. And they have the means to make a stance against paying extra by informing the public. Not to mention Google Fiber.
- kevando 12y agoYou're right, Google is by far the best. I tried using bing,duck,yahoo and none of them even come close, but that doesn't mean everyone else who uses Google values the same features that I do. Pretty soon people might want to search based on what their friends like, and suddenly Facebook becomes the new discovery engine. It's not too far fetched. And yeah, not 100% of revenue, but it's like 95%
- pcvarmint 12y ago> It seems some people prefer duckduckgo (as search engine i mean, not just for the other features), but most i heard people couldn't get the same results (including myself). Try https://startpage.com/ https://startpage.com/ instead, then.