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Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by robopsychology on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:26AM (#35425349)
Did they actually charge though? I remember hearing about that but it's been my sole method of messaging for years and I never remember setting up payments with them
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Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by fnomnom on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:59AM (#35426063)
yeah they did. 0,99€ was the purchase of my whatsapp back then
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Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by gorbypark on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:44PM (#35427009)
IIRC it was 99 cents per year, and you could just keep "skipping" the payment. I don't think they ever cut anyone off from using it for not paying. A little bit like shareware (or nagware?).
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