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Re:DuckDuckGo vs Google by toxican on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:36AM (#15293550)
I tried switching to DDG a few years ago, but I found myself using !ge more often than not, so I wasn't really sure what the point of using DDG was. For my needs, DDG's results are pretty mediocre. Which is a shame, becuase I'd rather support them over Google.
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Re:DuckDuckGo vs Google by jerf on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:41AM (#15293582)
Your needs a few years ago, or your needs now? As benbenhu says, it has gotten a lot better. Lately I've found that when DDG doesn't have the thing I want and I stick the !g in, Google doesn't necessarily do any better, which implies that it's just a hard search.
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Re:DuckDuckGo vs Google by bleuarff on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @10:47AM (#15294324)
I second that. I rarely use the !g bang (no need for that, DDG has the anwsers), but when I do I don't get anything more significant.
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