DuckDuckGo CEO says Google kills competition through phone deals that make it hard for users to switch search engines: ‘It’s too many steps’
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The federal government argues Google has smothered competition by paying companies such as Apple and Verizon to lock in its search engine as the default.
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I love searching for something on Google and have the entirety of the above the fold be sponsored results

My favorite is when I ask how to do something in Google Slides and Google gives me answers on how to do it in Google Docs. So helpful. Not at all frustrating.

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or how every answer is a youtube video like just put it all on a page i can skim and read

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That’s largely a problem of “modern internet culture” than anything. Resources locked behind proprietary crap like Discord “servers” is a big issue, too.

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