Re:The world needs more search engines
by dangrossman on Sunday December 01, 2019 @01:46PM
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> how else would Analytics monetize itself
Charge money for the product. Plenty of other companies in the space do so successfully. There's ample business value provided by good analytics.
Google Analytics was originally the product of Google's acquisition of Urchin Software. At the time, Urchin's self-hosted version cost $895 with additional optional "modules" that cost up to $3,995 extra. Their "on demand" version cost $199 per month.
Charge money for the product. Plenty of other companies in the space do so successfully. There's ample business value provided by good analytics.
Google Analytics was originally the product of Google's acquisition of Urchin Software. At the time, Urchin's self-hosted version cost $895 with additional optional "modules" that cost up to $3,995 extra. Their "on demand" version cost $199 per month.