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Re:Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription... by AlexandrB on Friday January 21, 2022 @11:19AM (#30025653)
> Indeed, the alternative is the ad-tech surveillance state.

One way to increase recurring revenue when you have a captive audience (i.e. they can't refuse an update) is by adding adware to your software. I think SaaS is the driving force behind the ad-tech surveillance state, not the thing that will save us from it.

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Re:Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription... by Hnrobert42 on Sunday January 23, 2022 @09:57PM (#30053193)
Can you give me some examples of SaaS that has ads? Cable TV, Hulu, newspapers. They all do it, but I can’t think of any SaaS providers that also push ads. I suppose cross-promoting s/w from the same vendor is an ad, but those kinds of ads don’t require intrusive surveillance.
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