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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by ThePhysicist on Thursday August 26, 2021 @05:32AM (#28312564)
95 % of users never touch predefined settings, so being the default almost always equates to being the "winner".

What they should do instead is to let people select a search engine based on different criteria (including privacy friendliness). Most people would then still choose Google but the effect would be way less pronounced.

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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by bko on Thursday August 26, 2021 @06:20AM (#28312901)
Microsoft Edge would like to have a word with you.

The only thing pointing people to DDG or some inferior search engine would be to frustrate non-technical people when their search results become "weird".

Not all search engines are the same. I use DDG by default but I admit there is a huge difference between the two search engines and I use !g more than I'd like to admit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers

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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by KptMarchewa on Thursday August 26, 2021 @07:27AM (#28313430)
>Microsoft Edge would like to have a word with you.

The 95% statistic only works when you introduce new, hidden option. People used Chrome/Firefox/whatever before Edge, they are used to it, and it's their default.

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