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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by foxfluff on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @03:42AM (#30175223)
Will they stay reasonable? "DuckDuckGo gains revenue via advertisements and affiliate programs."

Today I'm quite skeptical of any business that doesn't have a proper business model. I've seen it too many times: offer nice free things until you have enough users, and then start squeezing. Bait and switch.

At this point I'm more interested in internet search that isn't reliant on the goodwill and dignity of a private company.

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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by scim-knox-twox on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @08:09AM (#30176968)
> Today I'm quite skeptical of any business that doesn't have a proper business model.

But they have? DDG was founded 13 years ago...

And "bussiness model": https://wikiless.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo?lang=en#Business_model And: https://www.nichepursuits.com/how-does-duckduckgo-make-money...

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