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Re:Thank you, Chris by daveFNbuck on Thursday August 29, 2019 @11:17AM (#20830253)
I use DDG almost exclusively and I haven't noticed the difference.

If having Google as the default search is so important, couldn't they just make it the default without the deal?

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Re:Thank you, Chris by jrochkind1 on Thursday August 29, 2019 @11:31AM (#20830365)
Sure, but they count on it for significant revenue. If Google didn't want to pay it, but they kept Google, they'd be giving up that revenue from some other potential provider.

(Of course, if Google didn't want to pay it, it might cause a crash in the 'market value' of such a placement anyway).

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