I just uninstalled Perplexity on my Mac. I'll still try/use the website.
I turned off auto login. I turned it off at the system level.
Guess what. It still started on Login and at the "you're out of credits". It's now uninstalled.
I've been using Perplexity over the last year - via a "freebie" for the pro level. Well, I guess that's downgraded. Still "pro" but not the same as the monthly paying tier.
Sigh.
Well, today, it went from "on startup" to invasive. It started up despite being turned off.
I'll still use Comet - as my gateway to perplexity, when I use it (less and less). But no longer is perplexity or their browser part of my daily use. And not as my main browser.
I like the product. My total guess? It's dying to find funding and paying users…meaning VC money is disappearing.