"There's no need to download a new web browser."(Microsoft Edge)
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This appeared when searching for "Vivaldi" on Bing:
Really? If someone had told me this, I wouldn't have easily believed him...With esteem,
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@ThePfromtheO Microsoft and their intrusive advertising injection crap.
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@ThePfromtheO A search with Ecosia (my default) is no better. It shows two sponsored links for Opera.
If I search YouTube for Vivaldi all I get is a load of music by Vivaldi. Searching for Vivaldi Browser works better.
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@Pesala I use Brave Search. It doesn't ask you to download their browser, only in settings. It never gave me this kind of proposal when searching for any browser. It's also private and gives pretty good results with its AI answers. The problem is the image search. Bing and Google are much better at this.
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@Pesala Correct. I think it would be much worse if it would give you videos about the browser when searching for "Vivaldi".
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@ThePfromtheO I believe
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I switched to Kagi search a few months ago precisely because of these "Sponsored/Promoted" links and ads.
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@ThePfromtheO said in "There's no need to download a new web browser."(Microsoft Edge):
The problem is the image search. Bing and Google are much better at this.
Initially they used Bing for image search but then said that was only while their own one was being developed. But yeah it's not that great. I do use Brave as default in Vivaldi but tbh I rarely use mage search anyway, so not a problem.
Just tried searching for Vivaldi in Edge and I don't get the Edge promotion, so they must have removed it.
@WildEnte, the irony of the browser choice alliance is that overwhelming market leaders Google are part of it. Chrome got big in part, due to leverage of their search monopoly. As Chrome was building up they would place a "download Chrome" ad on their home page, even without your doing a search!
@Pesala, Tried Ecosia. No issue for me.
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@wintercoast What I like the most about Brave Search is its AI summarizing function. Actually, this is what I usually use. It's very helpful when wanting to solve a problem quickly, especially in Ubuntu, where you need pretty many terminal commands.
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@ThePfromtheO But another thing I don't like about Brave Search is that it has few suggestions. Its suggestions usually work only for 1-3 words. If your search query has more words, it won't give you any suggestions.
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@ThePfromtheO said in "There's no need to download a new web browser."(Microsoft Edge):
What I like the most about Brave Search is its AI summarizing function
Yeah, it's great - especially on tech stuff. It's often easier to get answers from it than a direct search on a tech product's own website, for example. It's not always 100% accurate but it's usually good enough for my purposes and is rarely grossly wrong.
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@wintercoast The problem's that in this way, we become kind of dependent on AI...
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@barbudo2005 said in "There's no need to download a new web browser."(Microsoft Edge):
Want to keep your brain muscle in shape?
Yes, I want.
You seem not to have the same opinion...When you'd find yourself without your trusted AI, you'd be as being without your own brain.
Let's be real: if AI were to suddenly become unavailable for any reason, do you truly believe you could accomplish even half—or perhaps just a quarter—of what you achieve today?This was written considering that you are dependent on AI
With esteem,
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Said:
This was written considering that you are dependent on AI.
That makes all the difference.
I was thinking of someone who is not an AI dependant.
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@barbudo2005 And, you're one too?
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No, I am not dependent on AI.
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@barbudo2005 Supposing that's true: Then, my comment is for someone else...
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@ThePfromtheO said in "There's no need to download a new web browser."(Microsoft Edge):
When you'd find yourself without your trusted AI, you'd be as being without your own brain.
Let's be real: if AI were to suddenly become unavailable for any reason, do you truly believe you could accomplish even half—or perhaps just a quarter—of what you achieve today?This
