Google losing ground is always a good thing. It is a bit concerning as it seems that users don't really seem to care about competition between browsers/search engines. That being said, I would say that Google did provide the 'better' product more often than not. I think the two can coexist, but Presearch might need to expedite its development to be in a better position when Brave does launch its product. A search on Presearch seems to take around 2-3 seconds while Google is pretty much instant. Part of that might involve providing better rewards for operating a node.

I may go ahead and use a node as a fun excuse to pick up a Raspberry Pi.