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I could see a future where DDG gets acquired by Apple.
Separate discussion from last week, most argue against it https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18816748
Not in the US - so realize that not everyone experiences this - but I've never had a mapping software be so terrible as Apple maps, led me completely out of the way and over a toll bridge that I didn't need to go over. Trip was over an hour longer than it needed to be. I'll definitely still be using !maps to get google maps on duckduckgo.
It's regional. For a long time (in internet time), Apple Maps were clearly inferior to Google Maps. These days, it's more nuanced. In some geographies they have parity. In a select few, Apple is ahead. For most, though, Google is better. For speed and privacy reasons, I check Apple Maps first. If I don't find what I'm looking for, then I go to Google Maps and follow up by force-quitting Google Maps when I'm done.
Not in the US - so realize that not everyone experiences this - but I've never had a mapping software be so terrible as Apple maps, led me completely out of the way and over a toll bridge that I didn't need to go over. Trip was over an hour longer than it needed to be. I'll definitely still be using !maps to get google maps on duckduckgo.
Scroll wheel isn't zooming the map for me.
Scroll wheel isn't zooming the map for me.
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Separate discussion from last week, most argue against it https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18816748
I'd argue for it. Apple is missing a search engine, has deep-enough pockets and resources to build its own engine if DDG API contracts were stopped, and is favored by people who value their privacy.
Arguably, a key part of Apple's success is that they don't behave like Microsoft.
Scroll wheel isn't zooming the map for me.
Scroll wheel isn't zooming the map for me.
I could see a future where DDG gets acquired by Apple.
[0] Obviously I have no idea if this is the case.
[1] As if they needed any.
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I'd argue for it. Apple is missing a search engine, has deep-enough pockets and resources to build its own engine if DDG API contracts were stopped, and is favored by people who value their privacy.
Apple is missing a search engine. That doesn't imply that Apple needs a search engine, nor does it imply that acquiring one would be the most profitable thing they could be doing with their available resources. Arguably, a key part of Apple's success is that they don't behave like Microsoft.