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Re:A Wall Street Informant Who Double-Crossed the FBI by mabbo on Monday March 27, 2017 @07:31AM (#13966771)
> 300,000 subscribers (25,000 per annum)

Crazy, unverified statistic I heard- around 20% of those users only use that subscription for access to their AOL instant messenger clone. All trades are on it, so you've got to be on it too. Walled garden to the extreme.

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Re:A Wall Street Informant Who Double-Crossed the FBI by ska on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:06AM (#13968295)
People gladly pay that to be certain they are dealing with other people who have paid that, exclusively. That is, after all, the classic function of walled gardens (and private parties, clubs, etc.)
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Re:A Wall Street Informant Who Double-Crossed the FBI by rbcgerard on Monday March 27, 2017 @08:58AM (#13967286)
Bloomberg says its 325k and the revenue number is a pretty good estimate

https://www.bloomberg.com/company/bloomberg-facts/

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Re:A Wall Street Informant Who Double-Crossed the FBI by dharma1 on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:21AM (#13968425)
I wonder how long for -

http://uk.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-symphony-custome...

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