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As a Beta user, they intend on selling browser licenses IIRC
by imbnwa 5y ago
As a Beta user, they intend on selling browser licenses IIRC
- billbrown 5y agoI think what the comment you're replying to meant was that the product team isn't capturing and reviewing user activity to figure out what the user's are doing or wanting.
- kwonkicker 5y agoI think what the comment you are replying to means is that priorities can change, even more so if there is a change of ownership in the horizon.
- imbnwa 5y agoSee my sibling comment to yours for clarification on my mistake, but to respond I don't think Vlad intends on selling the browser since he needs it to promote his search engine, Kagi Search. Doesn't completely mitigate the risk but I think enough since its now tablestakes in the search engine space to offer your own browser, Brave is the same way.
- imbnwa 5y agoYeah, I misread grandparent and thought they were talking about forgoing profit from telemetry, e.g. Google Chrome
- OrlandoHakim 5y agoAs GP, to clarify, that was my takeaway - that they intend to forego in-app telemetry completely. Apologies if I was mistaken in my assumption but that was my read. If true, it is a bold move and a strategy I would love to employ if I could convince others on my teem of the merits.
- erics118 5y agoThis is not true. The only way they will be earning money from Orion is through an optional "Orion Pro" subscription of $5 dollars a month, or $50 dollars a year. This gives you direct communication to the developers, allows you to influence the development of the browser, and have access to a nightly builds of Orion. Check it out here: https://browser.kagi.com/faq.html#business https://browser.kagi.com/faq.html#business