Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch GoogleDocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 1390 points – 1 years agotheverge.com367Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsI mean on one hand, terrible behavior. On the other, good.I mean, if it's just a switch to Bing it's not really any better.I mean I see your point, but you cold also argue that anything that can weaken a monopoly is a good thing, in the grand scheme of thingsWho’s monopoly are we talking about? If that’s the goal then Firefox + DuckDuckGo would be more sensible right?100% but Microsoft and Google splitting 50 - 50 would be better than the current Google 90 - 9.9 - 0.1 it currently is.DuckDuckGo's search results suck, is there another alternative I can use that gets its indexes from google? I don't care about censorshipI think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.Of course it would be more sensible, but that was not the point I mean, if it’s just a switch to Bing it’s not really any better. Search wise? No. Competition wise? Yes. Google has too much power.
I mean on one hand, terrible behavior. On the other, good.I mean, if it's just a switch to Bing it's not really any better.I mean I see your point, but you cold also argue that anything that can weaken a monopoly is a good thing, in the grand scheme of thingsWho’s monopoly are we talking about? If that’s the goal then Firefox + DuckDuckGo would be more sensible right?100% but Microsoft and Google splitting 50 - 50 would be better than the current Google 90 - 9.9 - 0.1 it currently is.DuckDuckGo's search results suck, is there another alternative I can use that gets its indexes from google? I don't care about censorshipI think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.Of course it would be more sensible, but that was not the point I mean, if it’s just a switch to Bing it’s not really any better. Search wise? No. Competition wise? Yes. Google has too much power.
I mean, if it's just a switch to Bing it's not really any better.I mean I see your point, but you cold also argue that anything that can weaken a monopoly is a good thing, in the grand scheme of thingsWho’s monopoly are we talking about? If that’s the goal then Firefox + DuckDuckGo would be more sensible right?100% but Microsoft and Google splitting 50 - 50 would be better than the current Google 90 - 9.9 - 0.1 it currently is.DuckDuckGo's search results suck, is there another alternative I can use that gets its indexes from google? I don't care about censorshipI think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.Of course it would be more sensible, but that was not the point I mean, if it’s just a switch to Bing it’s not really any better. Search wise? No. Competition wise? Yes. Google has too much power.
I mean I see your point, but you cold also argue that anything that can weaken a monopoly is a good thing, in the grand scheme of thingsWho’s monopoly are we talking about? If that’s the goal then Firefox + DuckDuckGo would be more sensible right?100% but Microsoft and Google splitting 50 - 50 would be better than the current Google 90 - 9.9 - 0.1 it currently is.DuckDuckGo's search results suck, is there another alternative I can use that gets its indexes from google? I don't care about censorshipI think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.Of course it would be more sensible, but that was not the point
Who’s monopoly are we talking about? If that’s the goal then Firefox + DuckDuckGo would be more sensible right?100% but Microsoft and Google splitting 50 - 50 would be better than the current Google 90 - 9.9 - 0.1 it currently is.DuckDuckGo's search results suck, is there another alternative I can use that gets its indexes from google? I don't care about censorshipI think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.Of course it would be more sensible, but that was not the point
100% but Microsoft and Google splitting 50 - 50 would be better than the current Google 90 - 9.9 - 0.1 it currently is.
DuckDuckGo's search results suck, is there another alternative I can use that gets its indexes from google? I don't care about censorshipI think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.
I think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.
I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.
Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.
I mean, if it’s just a switch to Bing it’s not really any better. Search wise? No. Competition wise? Yes. Google has too much power.
I mean on one hand, terrible behavior. On the other, good.
I mean, if it's just a switch to Bing it's not really any better.
I mean I see your point, but you cold also argue that anything that can weaken a monopoly is a good thing, in the grand scheme of things
Who’s monopoly are we talking about? If that’s the goal then Firefox + DuckDuckGo would be more sensible right?
100% but Microsoft and Google splitting 50 - 50 would be better than the current Google 90 - 9.9 - 0.1 it currently is.
DuckDuckGo's search results suck, is there another alternative I can use that gets its indexes from google? I don't care about censorship
I think Ecosia pulls results from Bing if that’s any better? I use them occasionally but generally prefer DDG.
I use StartPage but it's incredibly slow.
Ah yeh, I tried StartPage for a while. IIRC the image results page wasn’t so great. Not many filter options and so on.
Of course it would be more sensible, but that was not the point
Search wise? No. Competition wise? Yes.
Google has too much power.