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Re:Meta Now Charges $200 Annually for Privacy – A High Cost ... by matrixlab on Friday November 10, 2023 @12:27PM (#38221681)
I have no insights into the per-user cost for Meta to run their platform, but I have a hard time imagining that's what this is based on. I think it's much more likely that users are paying a price based on "what Meta could be making if they sold their data".
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Re:Meta Now Charges $200 Annually for Privacy – A High Cost ... by paxys on Friday November 10, 2023 @12:28PM (#38221697)
Pricing isn't based on operating costs but market value of services offered. That's how every business in the world works.
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Re:Meta Now Charges $200 Annually for Privacy – A High Cost ... by matrixlab on Friday November 10, 2023 @12:30PM (#38221736)
If Meta found a way to double their ad revenue from non-paying users, would you expect the price for this subscription to double?
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Re:Meta Now Charges $200 Annually for Privacy – A High Cost ... by rapsin4 on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:54PM (#38222910)
Yes it'll actually have to more than double, since the high-value users (from perspective of advertisers) will more likely opt-in to the ad-free plan. The opportunity cost will be insane otherwise.
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