Google mulled offering paid-for no-logging private Search subscription
I think there are 2 reasons companies like Google and Meta won’t roll out paid ad-free versions:
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Once you’re a large, publically-traded, profit-generating machine, the genie ain’t going back in the bottle. I doubt the unit economics work out for a monthly subscription amount users are cool with replacing the potential ad revenue. Think about how much more money these companies make compared to Spotify or Netflix (the money only matters because stock markets).
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They don’t believe users will actually enjoy a non-personalized, data-powered experience more.
