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Google Forcing Gemini Down Our Throats Feels aLot Like Microsoft and Internet Explorer, But More Insidious (slate.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So back to the search engine with the serious and sensical name "Google" then?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

No, that's not "back", which implies they left. That's just staying with what you're used to, what is normal to you.

Google has become established enough that the name has obtained a sense in itself. When switching to something else, the new tool has to convince in a way that the previous one doesn't. Often, function isn't enough if the form doesn't fit.