[waynesonfire]

> Other search engines provide just as good searches.

That's just plain false. Perhaps better stated is you're tolerant to the results provided by alternatives.

I tried DDG for a few months and found myself having to re-run my query on Google 60-70% of the time. It was an annoying experience.

[mrweasel]

> That's just plain false.

I think it's subjective. If 90% of your results are ads, then it's not actually better. What I believe it boils down to is what you search for, and slightly how you search. Personally I'm at a point now that if DDG can't find something, then neither can Google. The difference is that Google will yank out the primary keyword, if it thinks that will yield results, but those are obviously always wrong.

Some things are unsearchable on bother DDG and Google, topics like weightloss, have just been SEO'ed to death and are no longer available online. Others maybe two ads on DDG, but an entire page on Google.

[cpeterso]

I've used DDG for 5+ years. Its results used to be mixed, but for the last 2-3 years, its results are good. I only fall back to Google for less than 2% (1 in ~50) searches, though I do rely a lot on DDG's !bang searches that redirect to specific sites for different technical topics. But I don't see that as a failing of DDG. When I do fall back to Google, it's for "needle in a haystack" searches.

[scotty79]

Try DDG browser on your phone. That was what got me over to the other side. After few unsuccessful attempts on the desktop.