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Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode by jerrygenser on Saturday July 01, 2023 @08:28PM (#36556849)
They wouldn't have been able to support consumer scale without the up front capital. Otherwise they would need private betas and stuff but this would have not created the value of the same network effects and robust marketplaces.
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode by likeclockwork on Sunday July 02, 2023 @10:28AM (#36561800)
A larger number of smaller firms each supporting the consumer scale they can sustainably and profitably support instead of selling below cost to capture the entire market then turning into hell when the bill comes due.