‘the company is focusing on growing its community of users rather than a monetization strategy’ i.e., help us build it, we’ll screw you l8r
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The strategy of ‘free’ (as in gratis) services is to con you to use them until you help them grow large enough that they can screw you.
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@aral "screw", "con", "strategy"? No bias there, eh? And if you think people are that shitty, well... -
@ArvedSandstrom Just a straightforward analysis based on a mountain of empirical data and the simplicity of a specific business model. -
@aral I'm skeptical about the "con" and "screw" wording. I don't think most people set out to do that. -
@ArvedSandstrom That’s what the business model is in a nutshell. Folks perpetuating it rationalise it in various ways to feel comfortable.
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