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Why pay for a search engine

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162 points lr0 | 4 comments | 14 Oct 24 03:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.016s | source
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RamiAwar ◴[14 Oct 24 04:53 UTC] No.41834309[source]▶
I would convert, but price is too high for me personally.

I'd be willing to pay up to 3$ a month for my searches, but also per-use.

If I make 0 searches, why do I need to pay?

A replacement for Google that is to survive should really convince and be super cheap, it's so easy to ignore sponsored search results (for now).

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PlattypusRex[dead post] ◴[14 Oct 24 05:19 UTC] No.41834419[source]▶
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1. ajkjk ◴[14 Oct 24 05:20 UTC] No.41834425[source]▶
Well yes but it's kinda crappy that you do. Can easily imagine an alternate reality where laws are more pro-consumer such that it's illegal to charge someone for a service in a month that they don't use it.
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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[14 Oct 24 05:33 UTC] No.41834492[source]▶
> Can easily imagine an alternate reality where laws are more pro-consumer such that it's illegal to charge someone for a service in a month that they don't use it

Didn't use my vacation home this month, skipping the mortgage payments!

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3. Mawr ◴[14 Oct 24 12:17 UTC] No.41836819[source]▶
The comparison with a house does not work, it relies on a misapplication of the word "use". In the context of a house, "use" refers to ownership. You receive the benefits (use) of ownership regardless of your presence. You basically pay for the inability for others to live on the property.
4. ajkjk ◴[14 Oct 24 17:01 UTC] No.41839448[source]▶
That's not at all the same.