It would be better for Apple to develop their own search engine. I really, truly hope they are working on one.
Apple definitely doesn’t have the competency to do this.
Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
11–20 of 27 posts
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#12Apple Maps is a complete joke compared to Google Maps, especially when in a city. Apple Maps is horrendous with navigation and is frequently out of date. For example, my partner was sent an address, they clicked the address and Apple Maps opened. After two hours of driving, we realized Apple Maps had silently changed the address slightly because it thought we were wrong. We caught the error and tried to correct. Appl…
If Apple wants to get into self-driving cars, they will need to enhance their mapping capabilities. Maps are really hard to implement because they require almost perfect accuracy. Any errors can lead to big problems. Google has invested enormous effort into its maps and Apple will need to get much better to be competitive.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#13It would be better for Apple to develop their own search engine. I really, truly hope they are working on one.
It's cheaper, faster, and often higher quality for them to acquire, unless DDG is setting too high a price on themselves.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#14Probably would make more sense for FB. However I'd rather see DDG become strong player on it's own gradually crippling into GOOG domination to the benefits of all.
FB would be the worst, because they have the most privacy issues, plus that sour deal with WhatsApp. There's no overlap of target market at all.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#15DDG's allure now is its independence. Acquisition by a FAANG would doom it almost immediately. Stay the course.
DDG's allure is that it doesn't track you. Apple has a track record of investing into not tracking you, so IMO acquisition by FANG might be doom for it but acquisition by `A` wouldn't be.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#16After Apple Buys DDG, major search API providers can switch off access.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#17DDG's allure now is its independence. Acquisition by a FAANG would doom it almost immediately. Stay the course.
DDG's allure is that it doesn't track you. Apple has a track record of investing into not tracking you, so IMO acquisition by FANG might be doom for it but acquisition by `A` wouldn't be.
While Apple isn't as bad as the others, they're still morally bankrupt (e.g. supporting censorship, removing VPNs from the Chinese store, giving governments access to messages, email and other private stuff stored in the cloud). I sincerely hope (and believe) that DDG will never become evil like Apple.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#18Well, nothing to stop doing this.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#19It doesn’t seem to be a good investment financially for Apple, sure privacy is good, but will DDG bring more people to Apple eco system? Probably not.
More like getting off of other's control.
Re: Ask HN: Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo?
#20I didn't realize DDG was for sale. Isn't the a bit presumptive of a question OP?