Re:Apple Should Buy a Search Engine, Analyst Says
by cmckn on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @01:41AM
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DuckDuckGo is a Bing frontend, no? An acquisition by Apple wouldn't make sense, because they'd just be writing checks to Microsoft. In any case, I don't think the proposition is something to get upset over.
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Re:Apple Should Buy a Search Engine, Analyst Says
by rosywoozlechan on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @02:02AM
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There's more to the services DDG offers than just private search via Bing. DDG has built its own technology around specific types of searches and queries. The main search product is powered by Bing, but it's not fair to say it's just "a Bing frontend".
https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/features/i...
Re:Apple Should Buy a Search Engine, Analyst Says
by cmckn on Thursday June 11, 2020 @03:13PM
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I'm not trying to de-value the company, just explaining why I don't think an Apple acquisition makes sense. If the main search product, or even the majority of the search results, are coming from Bing...I think that makes an acquisition kind of silly. But, bookmark this for when the sale is announced in a few months!