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Kagi's killer feature can't be blind tested, because Google and Bing don't have it. The ability to pin, raise or block sites in your results is a game changer.
by dharmab 3y ago
Kagi's killer feature can't be blind tested, because Google and Bing don't have it. The ability to pin, raise or block sites in your results is a game changer.
- nostrademons 3y agoInterestingly, Google had that in 2008 (SearchWiki), but it got extremely low usage - enough that at a time when Google was serving 30K QPS, you could read the queries with SearchWiki interaction as they came in on a screen. I suspect this is a niche feature for power-users only. HN is filled with power users, so they love Kagi, but it doesn't necessarily translate to the masses.
- dharmab 3y ago2008 didn't have Pinterest, fewer listicles, conspiracy websites were less mainstream, and mobile web was in its toddler phase.
- nostrademons 3y agoThe feature was basically used exclusively to kill ExpertsExchange, so the problem existed, but yes, it wasn't quite as bad as today.
- janalsncm 3y agoWell, you would still compare Google as-is. It’s an apples to oranges comparison but you can still compare apples and oranges side by side. I think it’s important to measure and quantify these things.
- dharmab 3y ago"How do these products compare if I ignore their unique advantages" is not a useful measure.