This is why I abandoned Google search too. The results are just so spammy. But like any dinosaur, it'll be a long time until the head notices you kicked it in the tail.

I have abandoned other Google services as well now. Firefox is now my preferred browser for development. Apple Maps is good for navigation. Gmail I still use, as one notch above mailinator: it's my dumping ground for unwelcome mandatory site signup. All the mail I want to receive is on Fastmail. Microsoft's office software is vastly better than G Suite. And so on.

I trust Google as much as I trust Facebook or any other advertising network: not at all, and I welcome and adopt alternatives.