rieter

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   by rieter 15y ago

   Because right now there are only 2 companies in the world with sufficient technical chops to build a competent end-to-end modern search engine. It's a HARD problem. No startup can do it.
2. 62.▲
   by rieter 15y ago

   Yet DDG will never be as fast as a real search engine since it relies on external APIs (Yahoo BOSS, etc).
3. 63.▲
   by rieter 15y ago

   Good thing Chrome has a built-in secure PDF reader.
4. 64.▲
   by rieter 15y ago

   Microsoft is a clear monopoly. Many people and businesses have no choice but to use Windows. It's nearly impossible to buy a computer without Windows, especially if you're picky about configurations. Even if the choice exists (Apple), switc
5. 65.▲
   by rieter 15y ago

   It has a much higher resolution than iPhone 3GS. In fact, it has six times more pixels.
6. 66.▲
   by rieter 15y ago

   It's more like the lead developer screwed up with Wave so badly that he lost all credibility and had to leave. Google gave him all resources he asked for and he produced a shitty overhyped product.
7. 67.▲
   by rieter 16y ago

   There is no proof of "degradation of search results" whatsoever. You could always find a bunch of search queries which don't work quite right and write a sensationalist article about it. Has anyone done a scientific study, involving careful
8. 68.▲
   by rieter 16y ago

   Security.