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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by 8ytecoder on Monday September 09, 2019 @08:51PM (#20924131)
WhatsApp’s original model was $1 a year. That would have been a reasonable fee even for most developing countries. Job posting sites make money from the poster and don’t have to be ad supported.
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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by ballark on Monday September 09, 2019 @09:53PM (#20924460)
What would a $1 a year model do in terms of opening the market up to competition? That seems like the worst of both worlds, no additional competition, and we make these difficult for those without much money.
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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by scarface74 on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:05AM (#20924952)
Were they profitable with that model?
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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by snovv_crash on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:36AM (#20925306)
They only had 30 employees when they were acquired. I'd say yes.
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