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  • Google I/O 2016: Android's Instant Apps seek to solve a key mobile problem

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    jbdragon said:
    Most of my searches are done using DuckDuckGo these days.  It's my default.  Our really is quite good enough.  I would rather have 1 relevant page then 50 pages of Google crap with ad's all over.
    I also use DuckDuckGo as my default, but primarily for privacy.  But, In no way would I claim that DuckDuckGo is remotely close to the search capabilities of Google.  If I am searching for a particular article on a certain subject, then I'll simply use Google as it's vastly more precise and quicker for me to do so.
    mjhnl

  • Google I/O 2016: Android's Instant Apps seek to solve a key mobile problem

    Riptide62Riptide62
    "It's not enough for Google to SLIGHTLY outpace Google's progress in search and AI".. a somewhat ridiculous use of "slightly", no?  To be honest, Apple has disappointed on a number of levels recently.  Search in it's own app store is abject, and it's AI is simply primitive compared with Google.  Apple has really failed to move Siri ahead significantly, and that would have been an excellent way for it to dis-intermediate "Google Search" and has don't precious little to enhance its functionality. The majority of iOS users use inferior Apple Maps (which I still find significantly inferior for anything other than basic driving directions) over Google Maps not because they are better buy because they are the default.  

    Android is not in trouble, and Google certainly isn't either.  Long may competition reign.  Watching Google's i/o keynote this week, I was envious of some announced functionality and certainly hope Apple will be moved to respond more aggressively in certain areas and with improved services.

    I know plenty of high end users who greatly prefer stock Android over iOS for the closer to the metal API support (eg the availability of apps such as Tasker) and the ease at which they can choose their default stock apps (browser, mail etc. ) and for Google Now which they regard as outstanding and a better experience on Android. I also know several others who use iOS simply because their parents have iPhones and trying to get them to text/communicate on anything other than iMessages and FaceTime has proved challenging. I'm one of those and I'm also uncomfortable with Google knowing everything about me and how that information could be used going forward otherwise I would be inclined to the the plunge and try Android out.  I sense that there are quite a lot of people like me.




    mjhnl