• trevor (he/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 days ago

    Not really. IMO, the determining factor for this is how “sticky” a given service is.

    Leta is a public search engine that you don’t have to pay for their VPN to use, and switching search engines is quite trivial, making this a very easy switch in the event that either service is unsatisfactory.

    That said, I have no idea why anyone would want Google search results in 2025 because their search engine is terrible, but more power to anyone that does.

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      6 days ago

      The only thing that they are still undisputed kings of, is checking the hours of stores near me. That maps data is hard to beat.

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            They are relying on those and more. The difference is you actually get the results you wanted, not ads or paid search placements.