European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.
Not naive at all - building the index is the hardest part and once they have that infrastructure, pivoting to consumer search is way more feasable than previous European attempts like Quaero that faild.
It might be a bit naive, but here’s to hoping that it’s just a stepping stone for a proper alternative search engine.
Not naive at all - building the index is the hardest part and once they have that infrastructure, pivoting to consumer search is way more feasable than previous European attempts like Quaero that faild.