The better abstracts is the reason I use DuckDuckGo at home.
If I just want to know when the next episode of Big Bang Theory is out or what the weather is today I rarely need to even click on a result.
For more obscure technical searches at work, Google still finds more answers.
But remember - the barrier to change for a search engine's customers is very very low
With the new DuckDuckHack project as well it does make it a lot easier for very quick 'cheap' results. More complex queries I do seem to find myself !g'ing them. Getting better though, improved over the last 3 months I've been using it.
I miss very often the top box too.
I have learned the relevancy of this top box, but I still miss it very often.
My eyes usually go right to the link with "Official site" tag.
I've heard the effect is called banner blindness.
However I use adblock on every browser. Therefore I have less training than others to ignore ads. When I see one, it just hit me stronger (it's a side effect of adblock).
If I just want to know when the next episode of Big Bang Theory is out or what the weather is today I rarely need to even click on a result. For more obscure technical searches at work, Google still finds more answers.
But remember - the barrier to change for a search engine's customers is very very low