Re: DuckDuckGo Browser Info?
| Newsgroups | alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.freeware |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:54:25 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:55:54 +0700, JJ <[email protected]> wrote: > >>On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:44:28 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >>> Anyone ever use the DuckDuckGo browser they're advertising on their >>> site? >> >>Jeez! Windows binary is 857MB! A record breaking bloat. >>Claiming that it doesn't track you, is a stretch. >> >>PS) based on how it was distributed, it's for Windows 10+ only, because the >>download is served as `.appinstaller` file. But even if it's served as >>something else usable in pre Windows 10, the web browser core Chromium >>itself won't run in pre Windows 10. Unless the browser version is old enough >>to use Chromium version which can still run in pre Windows 10. > >That humongous size threw me too. > >I gave up on even thinking about that program. You and me both. The size alone tells me it has to be more than a simple browser. It has also convinced me to find another search engine besides the Duck one. I no longer trust them.