Google loses a stupid addition to its anti-competitive image, ... On2 was previously known as the Duck Corporation and owned the Duck domain name, so Google acquired that in the purchase, ...

DuckDuckGo, the privacy focused search engine, has acquired Duck.com from Google. Responding to rumors from a few days ago, CEO Gabriel Weinberg said that the new domain would make it easier for ...

Google had gained ownership of the Duck.com domain after agreeing to acquire video codec startup On2 back in 2009, though the deal wasn’t concluded until the following year.

Google has now transferred ownership of duck.com to DuckDuckGo, reports NamePros. Now if a user wants to access DuckDuckGo’s home page, they simply need to type in the duck.com URL in their browser.

Google tells us it's only a matter of time before it finishes rolling out across the web. Here's what we're seeing as of Saturday, July 21: The new Duck.com / On2.com.

Google became the owner of Duck.com back in 2010 when it acquired On2 Technologies, a company formerly known as The Duck Corporation. So it would appear there was no intent to mislead DuckDuckGo ...