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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   
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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Original Submission

• Quackers Quackers (Score: 3, Insightful) by SomeGuy on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:30PM (1 child)

  by SomeGuy (5632) on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:30PM (#710846)

  Google comms VP Rob Shilkin just quacked tweeted...

  Was there some specific reason they used, and only used tweeter to announce this? Perhaps they should get their own web site or something...

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• Re:Quackers (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Sunday July 22 2018, @08:17PM

  by cubancigar11 (330) on Sunday July 22 2018, @08:17PM (#710869) Homepage Journal

  It's the new age press conference where everyone sits home.

  I know. I hate it too.

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