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Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by Ziggy_Zaggy on Thursday August 13, 2020 @06:33PM (#24150405)
Ppl still use Google for searches?

Mind.blown.

Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by sweatpants on Thursday August 13, 2020 @06:39PM (#24150484)
I have DDG as my search portal, and pretty much every single search is followed by another with !g on it. The results are terrible. So please recommend something better.
Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by Covzire on Thursday August 13, 2020 @09:29PM (#24152139)
I've been trying to use DDG for over a year now and it's not all roses either. Very frequent !g's.

Overall it feels a little bit like self-flagellation which I'm hoping is for the greater good, that DDG's algo will improve with use and eventually I won't need !g anymore.

Maybe DDG needs a browser extension that let's you seamlessly provide feedback with every !g to teach them what you were actually looking for.

Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by fooker on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:41PM (#24152613)
>Maybe DDG needs a browser extension that let's you seamlessly provide feedback with every !g to teach them what you were actually looking for.

You are calling it seamlessly providing feedback because it is DDG. If this was about Google or Facebook, it could have sounded closer to 'tracking users'.

Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by sweatpants on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:12PM (#24192842)
Yup, I hate DDG at this point. While having it as my main search on every browser/device. If there are better alternatives I'd love to know about them.
Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by just-ok on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:21PM (#24152470)
At the very least, you could use !s (for StartPage) to get Google’s results without the tracking.
Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by ezconnect on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:25PM (#24152498)
My experience is DDG results are ok, I only use g! on porn searches sometimes. I dont miss google search at all.
Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by scarface74 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @06:43PM (#24150528)
Yes and people still watch TV.

Did you think your feigned ignorance was insightful? Google has 86% market share.