I've been using DDG for over a year solid, and for the past couple on and off.
I still run the occasionally !sp or !g bang search (StartPage is a proxied Google, the other hits Google directly). And in almost all cases there's little if any discernable difference.
The main exceptions are:
1. Date-bounded searches. DDG doesn't support this.
2. Special collections. Books and Scholar in particular.
Until recently, I'd have included images, but DDG's added that. Maps can be searched through OSM.
My primary concerns are privacy and search bubbling, but quality is up there as well.
I still run the occasionally !sp or !g bang search (StartPage is a proxied Google, the other hits Google directly). And in almost all cases there's little if any discernable difference.
The main exceptions are:
1. Date-bounded searches. DDG doesn't support this.
2. Special collections. Books and Scholar in particular.
Until recently, I'd have included images, but DDG's added that. Maps can be searched through OSM.
My primary concerns are privacy and search bubbling, but quality is up there as well.