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Re:2020 Q4 Alphabet Earnings Release [pdf] by pb7 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @06:02PM (#26008268)
Because despite the common request to "let me pay a monthly fee to not see ads", the vast majority of people are too cheap to pay up. This is why ads are as prolific as they are.
Re:2020 Q4 Alphabet Earnings Release [pdf] by jonas21 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @07:12PM (#26008941)
Okay, but how is that relevant in this case, where you can pay to remove the ads, regardless of whether other people do?
Re:2020 Q4 Alphabet Earnings Release [pdf] by pb7 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @09:30PM (#26009877)
Because people are too cheap to pay. I thought that was clear in my comment.