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Re:Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio? by blub on Thursday June 27, 2019 @02:13AM (#20292130)
The last remaining excuse of advertisers: you wouldn't want something to happen to your favorite content? That would be a shame.

Yes, most people would not be "fine" if they lost their googles and youtubes and stack overflows. But then in a few weeks or maaaybe months they'd get over it, because none of these "free" services are in any way essential. Paid alternatives will pop up where needed.

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Re:Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio? by manigandham on Thursday June 27, 2019 @05:36AM (#20292941)
What excuse? Advertisers aren't concerned, there will always be advertising inventory available.

And paid alternatives have been tried for decades (ExpertsExchange if you want a specific example here). It's not a revolutionary idea, it just doesn't work for most content.

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