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Take away all your understanding of search and the way the web works.

Sit down in front of your computer and open IE,etc...

What page loaded? Thats where you search from.


I have noticed over the years that most people DONT HAVE A CLUE WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND DONT CARE....

I am amazed how many people i hear @ restaurant drive thru's order the wrong soda!! (They are totally unaware of what soda the place has,its quite sad really)

I mostly goto google and if i cant find it there i goto yahoo......

My ISP created thier own search page for invalid URLs entered in address bar ... I opted out of that straight away!! (Im actually surprised they had an option to opt out)

Do you think the "average" user understands or even cares about the benefits of one SE vs. another?

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Several replies (from , , , and ) point to the same practical takeaway: most people treat search as a background utility and take whatever is convenient. Usability research shows people scan and accept defaults rather than shop around, so choice often matters less than simplicity. See the Nielsen Norman Group on how users read and behave online.

Market reality reinforces that. One search engine dominates global share while others capture much smaller slices — which explains why many users never bother switching. Also note that some engines share results under partnerships (for example, Yahoo search has been powered by Microsoft/Bing since their alliance). For an up-to-date view of market distribution, consult the StatCounter search-engine stats.

Practical advice for site owners and SEOs: prioritize the places that actually send traffic, but keep basic coverage across engines. Make sure pages are crawlable, submit sitemaps to both Google and Bing, use HTTPS, follow mobile-first and speed best practices, and add schema/structured data where it helps. Monitor Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools to catch indexing or snippet issues and verify which engines drive visits. Useful references: Google Search Central and Bing Webmaster Tools.

For people who do care about differences: change the browser default (settings), try privacy-focused alternatives like DuckDuckGo, or compare engines in a private window to avoid personalization effects. Finally, check your analytics before making strategic SEO decisions — real referral data beats assumptions.

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Member Avatar for Azher

No they are not. infact they are understanding Google search box as browser and typing URL there...

Member Avatar for The Dude

Yes i have seen that many times...........

Member Avatar for x3mario

Me too...for me also, i regularly use google and switch to yahoo if I can't find it in google.

Member Avatar for Ancient Dragon

I use google exclusively -- if I can't find it with google then I assume it can't be found anywhere. I don't even consider yahoo search, not because I don't like it but because I consider google to be better. Am I right? maybe yes and maybe no. And do I really care? No.

Member Avatar for x3mario

Well, that's your choice. Me, I consider Yahoo because there are also other things that we can't find in google but in Yahoo there is.

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