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Yes, it also would misaligns their incentives. I like (love) that Apple is NOT in the advertising business and fewer phd engineers obsess about how they can mak

by ralfd 3y ago

Yes, it also would misaligns their incentives. I like (love) that Apple is NOT in the advertising business and fewer phd engineers obsess about how they can make me click/view more ads. Maybe Kagi proofs that "search" could also be financed by a premium subscription? Or being a system service which is subsidized like Siri? But I think the ad-model is the most easiest/profitable for search so there is always a pull to it.

cmehdy 3y ago
Doesn't Apple make billions selling ads? https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/15/apple-ad-business-could-reach-6b-by-2025-with-41b-from-search-ads https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/15/apple-ad-business...
- mrweasel 3y ago
  Somehow yes,... I'm still very interested in how that works. I doubt it's wrong, but I only see ads in the app store, surely that cannot be worth that much, if so: Apple is overcharging big time on those ads.
  - vbezhenar 3y ago
    Apple News, Stocks
  - calciphus 3y ago
    Also the 36% they get from Google showing ads on search. That revenue is significant and would have to be replaced.
offices 3y ago
Kagi is still fundraising & most of your subscription fee goes to sourcing results from Google. We don't know yet if it will be a sustainable business model.
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  Where are they fundraising right now?