• Preston Maness ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    I liked Kagi enough to use it as my default search engine back when I was regularly employed and could justify ten+ bucks a month for a boutique search engine. I don’t know how they plan to survive though, given that they use Google’s indices extensively. Google isn’t exactly going to let another company eat its lunch.

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    2 years ago

    Never heard of them but after looking them both up, Kagi’s customization features like domain blocking seem really handy. I’d love to never see another Quora link.

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    2 years ago

    I’ve quite enjoyed Kagi but I kinda doubt they’ll be around for long. But it has inspired me to work on a tool so I can have my own ! queries or redirects without having to rely on them or other search sites.

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      2 years ago

      I’ve quite enjoyed Kagi but I kinda doubt they’ll be around for long.

      Perhaps. In a blog post they shared they would currently cover their technical expenses with their income but not the wages, which is a shame in my opinion. A clear business model that does not rely on ads and tracking makes me feel better using it.