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Re:The 'Fuck You' Pattern by mdavis6890 on Monday June 28, 2021 @05:38PM (#27668535)
An important point is that WinAmp was not hosting content, so the cost was limited to the relatively small development cost. And there's still lots of that around.

Once you get into actual hosting, it's very hard to get past a small number of users without a lot of funding. And since a lot of users don't want to pay, well...

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Re:The 'Fuck You' Pattern by SavantIdiot on Monday June 28, 2021 @06:16PM (#27668962)
That's a good point. I was referring to the sentiment at the time where people thought there was nothing wrong with sharing music files that one person paid for and then millions copied, rather than buy. Putting aside the ethics of $1/song as good or bad, there was a sense of entitlement that I think has been tempered. Maybe?
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