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0 pointsforgotAgain7y ago0 comments

I don't see it. Google needs an independent DuckDuckGo to show it does not have a monopoly on search.

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_puk7y ago

True.

So a helping hand doesn't taint the DDG brand, buys good will, and provides competition to the defacto monopoly. Good move.

How much is a 4 letter domain worth these days? 10s - 100s of thousands?

Duck.com would have been worth $500K+ on the open market.

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0 pointsforgotAgain7y ago0 comments

I don't see it. Google needs an independent DuckDuckGo to show it does not have a monopoly on search.

_puk7y ago

True.

So a helping hand doesn't taint the DDG brand, buys good will, and provides competition to the defacto monopoly. Good move.

How much is a 4 letter domain worth these days? 10s - 100s of thousands?

Duck.com would have been worth $500K+ on the open market.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse