Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by linza on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:58AM
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The incentive for the company is also different depending if they sell subscriptions or credits/usage. Kagi doesn't have competition in the paid search so space so they shouldn't need to go the subscription route yet as a differentiator.
Using dark patterns like subscriptions at this point seems to me that kagi doesn't trust their product or its users.
There would be many customers buying on different schedules and that would aggregate into a predictable cash flow.
This is a solved problem as companies have sold software for 50 years.
Subscriptions are more profitable, that’s why companies do it. Not because there’s any realistic business reason (other than wanting more money for less work).