The sooner Google goes, the better. They have all the moral repugnance of Microsoft. However, unlike Microsoft, they actually know how to do software. This makes them dangerous.
I use GOOGlE to find things.
Period.
Anything else?
Not.
Do NOT use Google to find things. Do NOT use Google.
Ixquick.com
From my point of view I will take something that works 90% as well as something that is infested with Democrats as Google is. Try https://ixquick.com. At least you can be confident you are not being tracked.