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		Marsymars on May 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firefox search update Paid web browsers have been tried... Opera and OmniWeb probably the most notable examples, and it just doesn't seem like there's a workable market there.

int_19h on May 17, 2024 | [–]

Things have changed. We have paid search engines now, and they don't seem to be having a problem finding customers.

beretguy on May 14, 2024 | [–]

Yeah, but I don’t think we had Google trying to lock internet behind a DRM at the time.

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