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1725 points taubek | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.328s | source
1. djha-skin ◴[] No.35330445[source]
It's that age old business model repeating itself again:

1. Service provider provides good service, but charges for it

2. Service provided becomes commoditized; cheap, easy to get

3. Service provider bottom line decreases

4. Service provider supplements service revenue with ad revenue

Cable TV was a notable example of this pattern. Now it's happening to MS Windows.