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Why not use DDG?
DDG is abysmal for technical subjects such as programming. When searching for anything mildly specific in that arena, I nearly always need to re-search on a different engine to find anything useful
DDG has fallen off HARD recently. They definitely aren't what they used to be.
I've used it every day for years and I haven't noticed a difference
Mostly just results quality and starting to push more ads instead of real results. I can't provide any real stats but I have been very frustrated with it and had to switch out and I know a few others who had.
Care to explain more?
I'm not that guy, but I recently switched off of DDG because I've been getting so frustrated with the results quality. I'm not sure if it actually got worse or not, I just know it's not good enough.
I can pretty much dismiss the 1st page of results as SEO cheats or sponsors
Like the other guy said. Results quality and pushing more ads instead of results.
DDG also has a partnership with Firefox. It's one of the selectable engines included in Firefox (at least in the US).