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Re:Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of Duolingo by mindingdata on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:48PM (#22162463)
>It is the current generation's Rosetta Stone

To be fair. Rosetta Stone got it's "reputation" because of it's insane price point comparative to what you learnt. Duolingo on the other hand is completely free.

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Re:Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of Duolingo by plapetomain on Monday January 27, 2020 @03:37PM (#22163515)
It’s freemium, which I don’t feel is “completely” free.
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Re:Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of Duolingo by throwaway41968 on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @02:23AM (#22167169)
There are only marginal benefits to Duolingo plus that can't be obtained with a proper adblocker. Many people who choose to subscribe admit they only do so to support the company.
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