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Re:Remind HN: Heroku will delete all free dbs and shut down ... by nomilk on Saturday November 26, 2022 @08:50PM (#33759227)
You don't need to profit off every single customer. Many business models make 90%+ of their revenue from 'whales' and crumbs from the rest. Optimising for consistent margin from every single customer could be a waste of time; a distraction, and could even hurt a business.
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Re:Remind HN: Heroku will delete all free dbs and shut down ... by quickthrower2 on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:26AM (#33761898)
Why do all the big clouds have generous free tiers with reasonable limits then?
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