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Re:A startup is testing a subscription model for search engines by Animats on Monday July 06, 2020 @09:01PM (#23754528)
Failed to get another round of funding and shut down very suddenly. Founders were hired by Google to keep them from trying again.
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Re:A startup is testing a subscription model for search engines by alfiedotwtf on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @02:08AM (#23756200)
Ah. Damn, that’s a shame
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Re:A startup is testing a subscription model for search engines by Animats on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @03:52AM (#23756720)
I talked to them. They wanted to undercut Google on cost. If you don't do personalization, running a search engine isn't that expensive. I asked what the business model was. They didn't have a revenue plan. That was a problem.
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