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803 points csmantle | 2 comments | 13 Jul 25 08:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source
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freediver ◴[13 Jul 25 12:41 UTC] No.44550004[source]▶
Browser is the most intimate piece of software we have on our computer. Paying for it (vs someone else paying for your browsing) is a no brainer.

From day one Orion browser [1] has been designed with this business model in mind.

Napkin math also shows that if only 5% Firefox users decided to pay for it, Mozilla would not only replace Google search deal revenue but also align incentives with its users, leading to a better product down the road.

[1] https://kagi.com/orion

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EasyMark ◴[13 Jul 25 21:38 UTC] No.44553983[source]▶
I tried Orion and it was the crashiest app I used on my macbook air. I still love kagi search though
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1. leakycap ◴[14 Jul 25 22:49 UTC] No.44566221[source]▶
I haven't had that issue, although I mostly run Orion on older systems since the support is excellent on older macOS as well. Were you using extensions?
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2. tigroferoce ◴[16 Jul 25 08:16 UTC] No.44579893[source]▶
I use both kagi and Orion, both on mobile and Mac, and I have to say that there a few bugs. On the other hand, paying for a software and a service feels good.

My only real complain with Orion is that it's not open source. I get the rationale behind, but still I don't like it.