DuckDuckGo blog:
We’re excited to announce that map and address-related searches on DuckDuckGo for mobile and desktop are now powered by Apple’s MapKit JS framework, giving you a valuable combination of mapping and privacy. As one of the first global companies using Apple MapKit JS, we can now offer users improved address searches, additional visual features, enhanced satellite imagery, and continually updated maps already in use on billions of Apple devices worldwide.
With this updated integration, Apple Maps are now available both embedded within our private search results for relevant queries, as well as available from the “Maps” tab on any search result page.
I love this integration. It is very well done, and is blazingly fast.
Head to DuckDuckGo.com and type pizza in the search bar. Look for a block on the page with a map and click the Open Map button.
Just a taste, but this is privacy-respecting Apple Maps. Brilliant integration.
See also, DuckDuckGo’s CEO writing about their revenue generation model.
Yup – which is why it always bugs me when people make pronouncements that one or the other of these services is objectively better than the other.
This is a great example of how things work one way for one person but in a completely different way for another.
I did exactly as Dave suggested and got a listing for Harbour Pizza in Madeira Park, BC. Problem is, I live in Gibsons, BC – 54 minutes and 34miles/54kms away from Harbour Pizza.
Doing the exact same search in Google gets me the closest pizza place from my location – 700 meters away.
For me, the closet DuckDuckGo can find is 400m. Google found one at 750m. Apple found one at 150m, but it actually put the “you are here” pin in the wrong place. The place Apple found is more like 25m away (I can look down into their patio from here).
It really does vary for everyone. (I’m in Abbotsford’s historical downtown region.)