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Likewise. Note ddg.co works too, saves lots of typing.

My brain doesn't do .co. No matter how I try. Duck.com works for me though.

There's also ddg.gg, which feels easier to type on a keyboard.

I hadn't caught up with that. Duck.com is a relatively recent development: https://edgy.app/duckduckgo-search-engine-duck-com

None of the articles I found explain how DuckDuckGo managed to convince Google to give it to them.