Did you even read what he wrote? They DON'T aim for any such amount of people using it.
Re:App.net is Dreaming Small
by prezjordan on Friday August 10, 2012 @09:31PM
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Design is quite nice. I really do like your stuff, Sam. Colors are very pleasant, but I think the highlight is a little distracting from your content. Goes against your design principles, in my opinion.
If they honestly think 500 million people are going to pay for their service, they are greatly mistaken. I can dream 100 billion people are going to give me a dollar, but that's not going to happen for many reasons. The same is true with their "dream."