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Google Throws DuckDuckGo a Bone, Adds Redirect on duck.com Landing Page

posted by martyb on Sunday July 22 2018, @05:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the all-your-ducks-in-a-row dept.

takyon writes:

Google owns Duck.com, but it'll give rival DuckDuckGo a shoutout anyhow

Google owns Duck.com, which has been driving rival search engine DuckDuckGo up the wall for over six years. Because when you type "duck.com" into a web browser, you get Google.com. Doesn't make a lot of sense, yes?

But after a new round of complaints this Friday, Google has relented. Google comms VP Rob Shilkin just quacked tweeted that a new landing page will give people an opportunity to click from Duck.com straight through to DuckDuckGo. Or to the Wikipedia page for ducks, because that's only fair.

From on2.com:

Please note that On2 was previously called the Duck Corporation. So if you typed Duck.com, you are redirected to On2.com:

  • If you meant to visit ducks.com, click here. Note that it redirects to Bass Pro Shops.
  • If you meant to visit the search engine DuckDuckGo, click here.
  • If you want to learn more about ducks on Wikipedia, click here.

Related: DuckDuckGo Is Google's Tiniest Fiercest Competitor

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @06:56PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @06:56PM (#710840)

    Why would you type duck.com if you don't want it? Don't understand.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:30PM (#710845)

    Google also owns https://t.co/ud1YyoqbZ5 [t.co] and points it directly at Google search, which consistently confuses DuckDuckGo users.

    The users are confused, and did this person use a link shortener that is longer than the link?
    https://www.cnet.com/news/today-i-learned-duck-com-redirects-to-google-much-to-duckduckgos-annoyance/ [cnet.com]

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:41PM (2 children)

    by Rosco P. Coltrane (4757) on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:41PM (#710852)

    Why would you type duck.com if you don't want it? Don't understand.

    More importantly, why do I get Google if I want ducks?

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @08:04PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @08:04PM (#710865)

      Maybe ducks are a part of Google's bio-surveillance system…

    • (Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @08:19PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @08:19PM (#710870)

      More importantly, why do I get Google if I want ducks?

      Because they're a fowl company, that's why.