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Not because DDG got better, but just because google got worse.

google is still better for site-specific searches, and google scholar still has minimal AI slop

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[-] venotic@kbin.melroy.org 56 points 1 day ago

Not really. If you focus purely on just searching, yeah DDG is decent. But, I find its maps inferior and trying to find answers to some questions can get tedious. DDG I guess is just for people who want guilt-free searching.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 day ago

ddg maps is just a no-frills apple maps.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 day ago
[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

yes, it is. but between it and graphhopper (or osm), it's "enough" for me.

i don't need a feature-filled "app" (my phone is 'dumb'), and the only time i end up on something else like bing or google maps is if a site i need to use embeds and relies upon them.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago

my problem with apple maps is how frequently it has something's location completely wrong because osm addresses use the European addressing system everywhere when i don't live in europe

[-] lucg@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

OpenStreetMap contributor here. What address format isn't supported? Maybe I can help

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago

United States format is very different from the european format and often the apple maps algorithm makes some boneheaded assuptions to translate from a US address to something OSM understands. i contribute, too, but the next time i have an example of apple maps fucking up… i'll have already forgot this convo happened, but i'll try

[-] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Agreed. Even if it were identical to Google maps in terms of content, it runs slower on all platforms I’ve so far tried (windows, iOS, OSX).

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago

the bulk of its search results come from bing. only its instant answers and ai features aren't bing

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I got identical results with a side-by-side comparison.

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