Also got it. Good they see that the communication lacked a litte. As a previously paying customer it's nice to see that they see they made a mistake.<p>I understand it's a startup but everything is happening on a really short notice.<p>7 day notice for pricing update, few hours notice for a live on discord.<p>In the end I decided it's not worth it for me to count my searches. I don't want to think about it, think about plans. To me it's a clear indication that sticking to Bing API, that does such price hikes is not worth it but I don't see them having a good way forward without Bing.<p>I am one of these 200 mentioned, and this email did not convince me to resubscribe. Some major changes to the pricing plan would. Or honoring better grandfathering. If it's 200 people maybe you should reach out to the one by one.
I received two emails from them today, and I found them useful.<p>I like that they made it clear that with the previous pricing, they lose money. With the new pricing, they still lose money with the early adopters.<p>Overall I see that as an experiment: can one create a paid search engine, or are we doomed to keep the ads/tracking businesses? I pay to say "I believe there is a market".<p>I understand that some may not afford it, that's ok. I don't understand those who leave Kagi just because they adapt their pricing. A bit like "I want a paid search engine, and I can afford Kagi, but instead I will go support a free engine because the former is not yet profitable".
I received this early this morning. No corresponding blog post.<p>I’m surprised they ask me to sign back up and pay another month in order to get the Early Adopter flag. All the paid months that I was an actual early adopter don’t count? Nah, I’m done.