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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet by smnrchrds on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:16PM (#24889055)
Apple Maps was grossly inferior to Google Maps. It still is, but not grossly. Its inferiority didn't stop Apple from forcing it on their users.
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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet by tptacek on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:21PM (#24889092)
Apple owned the outcome of that decision (and thus one of the world's best map services). They don't get that by pointing searches at DDG. In fact, even if they bought DDG, they wouldn't own DDG's search results, because DDG repackages other search engines.
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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet by utopcell on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:33AM (#24893345)
How could they buy DDG ? It serves organic results from Bing.
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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet by judge2020 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:17PM (#24889071)
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Apple acquired DDG.
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