Comment on Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line

• Engywuck@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Not many people want to (or can) shell out 10 $/month for a search engine. I’m not saying it’s pointless, I’m simply saying that few people would do it.

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  • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Those same people probably have no problem paying more than that for YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience. Truth is, ad-supported search will always go to shit because it’s in direct competition with its own product. It’s the same reason YouTube with ads keeps getting worse.

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    • Engywuck@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Because according to their perception “search” has less value than “watch”, which may make sense if one seldom really uses a search engine (i.e., they just use the same 3-4 websites)

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      • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I don’t know why you’re being downvoted, you’re right. The value prop is different for different people. But I use search a lot more than I use YouTube, so I pay for the former and not the latter. I think that over time, people will get more used to the idea of paying for search. Not everyone, but plenty of people who want the premium experience it offers. I know I could never go back.

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  • mbirth@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s why I self-host SearXNG. And have enabled several other “underdog” search engines like Mojeek and Marginalia. On my devices I’m using Redirect Web for Safari to send any search request to Ecosia (configured in my Safaris) to my SearXNG instance. Works great for me!

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    • Engywuck@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Sam . Mine is hosted on my RPi. Not ideal, I know, but at least it strips out tracking bits from the upstream engines.

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