> Unsurprisingly, I find DDG's search results good enough. I rarely go to Google, and only when DDG fails me.
It might be helpful to point out that DDG (and other 'alternative' search engines such as Ecosia) get their search results from Bing.
It might be helpful to point out that DDG (and other 'alternative' search engines such as Ecosia) get their search results from Bing.
> We also of course have more traditional links in the search results, which we also source from multiple partners, though most commonly from Bing (and none from Google).
Try searching for something random like "woxioai" on DDG and you will see that the search results are identical to Bing (albeit a slightly different order but I presume they do some internal sorting at least), while the search results are completely different on Google.
Also, how is this not a problem? If DDG ever becomes popular enough to be a threat, Bing just stops providing them search results.
It's totally a problem and disingenuous of the article to talk about the "Business Model" of DDG and not mention this.