Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet
by grishka on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:56PM
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They might mandate that the user be asked to pick a search engine from a randomly-ordered list during initial setup. We've already been through this with Microsoft and web browsers.
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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet
by twblalock on Sunday October 25, 2020 @04:17PM
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Most people would choose Google if presented with a list during setup.
Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet
by greenyoda on Sunday October 25, 2020 @04:51PM
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If the list was allowed to include a short description provided by the search provider, and DDG's said something like "Your privacy is important. We never track you or record your searches.", many more people might choose DDG.
I've been using DDG since they first launched, and that simple promise was all it took to get me to try them out the first time I heard of them.
Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet
by kinkrtyavimoodh on Sunday October 25, 2020 @08:39PM
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Let's not delude ourselves into thinking that DDG has even a percent of a percent of Google's brand recognition. The fact that we are even discussing this shows what sort of a bubble we are in. The vast vast majority of users in the real world don't know or care about DDG.
No matter what your opinion of the company, Google's brand reputation is well earned and pervasive, and it started and was built from scratch, as opposed to DDG which basically stuck its own logo on Bing's API.
Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet
by sumedh on Sunday October 25, 2020 @10:16PM
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> I've been using DDG since they first launched, and that simple promise was all it took to get me to try them out the first time I heard of them.
You will do that the vast majority of people wont, for them Google means search.