Re:Stadia died because no one trusts Google
by 300bps on Sunday October 02, 2022 @10:48AM
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A new search engine now has to compete with global network effects, orders of magnitudes more data, Android, and a complex web of interconnected functionality.
Are you a pessimist in life? You’re focusing on only the negative aspects of starting a search engine today.
24 years after Google was formed we have orders of magnitude cheaper processing, orders of magnitude better AI, the ability to start small with cloud computing and work your way up from there. We have 24 years of search engine research to a large extent publicly available.
I really think all this “things would’ve been so much easier back then” are simply excuses as to why someone can’t do something today.
Re:Stadia died because no one trusts Google
by ReflectedImage on Sunday October 02, 2022 @01:42PM
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What alternative search engine which isn't Bing (including DuckDuckGo) have you used recently?
They do exist, have you heard of any of them?
Re:Stadia died because no one trusts Google
by richardsocher on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @02:16AM
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We're growing a lot at you.com
Re:Stadia died because no one trusts Google
by Jochim on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @03:37AM
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Hey Richard, great to hear you guys are doing well! A search engine with more personal control over rests is certainly attractive.
My intention wasn't to dismiss the possibility of popular new search engines. Only to highlight that the environment is substantially more complex/challenging than in 1997.
In 1998 there were plenty of search engines and their use was distributed more evenly. The internet was still fairly new and most people weren't online yet. It certainly wasn't an integral part of most people's life. Google came along and improved on the existing search engines and in doing so wiped out a lot of that competition, becoming what they are today.
A new search engine now has to compete with global network effects, orders of magnitudes more data, Android, and a complex web of interconnected functionality.
Even only looking at the advantage that Google Maps brings to the table totally blows past any barriers present in 1998. Sure, you could build a much better search engine but who's going to use it when it can't give them directions?
Then consider that if you look like you'll end up making some headway, you're likely to just get bought and killed off/integrated.