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Re:Ask HN: Why is Firefox losing marketshare and how would y... by afavour on Monday February 14, 2022 @02:06PM (#30336660)
> DuckDuckGo already proved there is an appetite for something like this.

An appetite, yes. But not a major one. A privacy-focused, ad-free approach would be hugely appealing to the HN crowd. But I’m less convinced about the public at large.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Firefox losing marketshare and how would y... by mgkimsal on Monday February 14, 2022 @02:12PM (#30336752)
market to multiple verticals.

schools, local/regional/state governments, non-profits - types of orgs that have some long-term interest in privacy.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Firefox losing marketshare and how would y... by dralley on Monday February 14, 2022 @03:18PM (#30337689)
>schools

The same schools that went all in with Chromebooks?

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Firefox losing marketshare and how would y... by mgkimsal on Monday February 14, 2022 @03:59PM (#30338251)
No. Different ones. I'd probably also look at non K-12 schools.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is Firefox losing marketshare and how would y... by soundnote on Monday February 21, 2022 @02:28PM (#30419610)
DDG is tracking free, not ad free. They show you ads based on your searches.
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