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Part of why internet search sucks is that many gave up trying in the face of Google. (lemmy.world)
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Pseudo-monopolies are great at extinguishing imagination like that, and tbh Google search (as I understand its basic setup) was only as good as it was thanks to timing and few really good competitors.

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[-] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fwiw I was aware of a number of those, hence why in the OP I mention: "and few really good competitors." That wasn't to suggest there were few total competitors, only that there were few really good competitors, which I think is generally the case any time you have a large number of, well, anything tbh.

May be rather dismissive, but it's not a new observation by any means.

[-] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Guess ya had to be there, then.

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