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Quixey might be a great place to work for, but their site certainly does not make it clear how they intend to beat Google in the app search area (presumably that is what they are trying to do?). And their "About" section is a hodge-podge of buzzwords and slogans like " forms partnerships", "invented a new type of search" and "is the future".
I have tried searching for a couple of apps for different platforms, and Google search shows what I wanted in the top 5, whereas Quixey found nothing of relevance at all. Seems like a Yet Another Inferior Search Engine. Then again, it gets some positive reviews, so I might have been unlucky.
Just beware that your career with Quixey might well be, while fulfilling, likely not a very long one.
Quixey.com doesn't compete with Google.com as a destination for users. We're successfully monetizing our technology by powering custom app search for business partners who already have major distribution.
http://www.uquery.com/ would probably be closer to home. I'm a bit curious about "powering custom app search" model - is there anyone well-known you're powering you're willing to mention?
Unfortunately, I can't talk about any partnership deals yet.