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by esafak 1132 days ago
Maybe for others, but I find them a huge annoyance, to the point that I am willingly paying Neeva, and looking for a new paid search engine.

I did not ask for ads, and I can pay, so why should I suffer them? If I want to buy something, I will search for it. I would not welcome a salesman who interrupted my dinner with a voucher for my next meal; I'd give him a wedgie.
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lolinder 1132 days ago
Most people who are annoyed by ads just use an ad blocker. I know there are people with ethical qualms about it, but "hates ads but has ethical aversion to blocking them" isn't a large enough market to support a VC-funded startup.
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neodymiumphish 1131 days ago
Ad blocking is a constant, annoying cat and mouse game. Also, it's inconsistent across devices. I can block ads much more easily on a PC than on my Android.

I'll happily subscribe to whatever service I find that's closest to what I've had with Neeva.

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lolinder 1131 days ago
Firefox for Android has uBlock Origin, and I've never felt like I'm playing cat and mouse with uBO.
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