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Let us think about the defaults in our life:

Windows: Most use Chrome (Google default), the rest use Edge (Bing default).

MacOS: Safari (Google default) and Chrome (Google default)

Android: Chrome (Google default)

iOS: Safari (Google default)

So it looks like the only vulnerability here would be iOS and then possibly PC/MacOS if enough users switch their browser.

>>josefr+(OP)
you should also consider that Google is/was the best search engine around so it makes sense as a default, sure they pay to be the default and most people never change defaults. But if you are making a phone you might just really actually care about people having a good experience with your phone.

(and its not like Microsoft couldn't pay them either anyway)

>>josefr+(OP)
All good points. Windows still very much dominates desktops / laptops sold (especially large corp environments)...so the default installed Edge browser + Bing is a significant share of users.

And with Edge being "basically chrome", and supporting Chrome plugins, the switching cost from Chrome -> Edge is quite small.

But for mobile, Android + iOS dominate...so that all goes to Google.

I think this could mean that Bing + ChatGPT has a really opportunity to beat Google in Search...it's gonna be hard, but I've never even considered them more than a distant 2nd option until now.

>>lyu072+e6
4-5 years ago I would have agreed. But I've been using DDG for my primary search and only "resort" to using Google maybe 10-15% of the time my search fails on DDG.

I'm not saying DDG is amazing, only that you don't need a "Mercedes" to pick up milk.