What a peculiar screed. I don't see anything in the post that validates the title. The author used Kagi for four months before the open beta and seemed to like it.
> A survey was put out a couple months before this announcement, asking users
what they'd pay. I said 7$/month considering the current proficiency of the
service. To read they went with 10$/month with no justification or reveal of the
results just makes me feel completely ignored...
The author understands that it was a survey, but is upset that their personal input wasn't taken as the final decision?
It's fine to disagree with the tone of the beta announcement. It's reasonable to think that $10/month is too expensive. But "paid search engines are dead on arrival" is a big swing and there's nothing here to back it up. I'm trying out Kagi as part of the open beta, and so far I'm liking the experience.
> A survey was put out a couple months before this announcement, asking users what they'd pay. I said 7$/month considering the current proficiency of the service. To read they went with 10$/month with no justification or reveal of the results just makes me feel completely ignored...
The author understands that it was a survey, but is upset that their personal input wasn't taken as the final decision?
It's fine to disagree with the tone of the beta announcement. It's reasonable to think that $10/month is too expensive. But "paid search engines are dead on arrival" is a big swing and there's nothing here to back it up. I'm trying out Kagi as part of the open beta, and so far I'm liking the experience.