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I don't know the specifics, but I agree with the idea of separating Google's search from Android, etc. It's exactly what happened with Microsoft.

Google is still the best search engine, and I would still choose it for every device I own, but the choice should be there.

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Google might still be the best search engine for a lot among us, but to my suprise, my search results were getting worse and worse in the last couple of weeks. My search style is stille the same, but the results are just not good enough, at least not in the 30 first pages.

Happy to learn that I'm not the only one there.

Why should Google's search be "separated" from Android? Can't you use any search engine you want? You can download Bing Search for Android, Bing Maps for Android, and from within the browser you can browse to any search engine you please. Or am I missing something?

You're not missing anything. This is paternalism. The notion that some entity or person knows better than you do, that consumers are too stupid to look out for their own well being, and that some authority should be able to force you to behave another way, or force you to use products you don't want to. Politically taken to its logical conclusion you end up in authoritarianism.

> and I would still choose it for every device I own, but the choice should be there.

What prevents you from using a different search app? Or am I missing your point?

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