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bix6 ◴[] No.44501849[source]
These big tech companies are so frustrating. Why does every single aspect of our digital lives need to be monitored? It’s like whack a mole trying to get the most basic of privacy.
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Workaccount2 ◴[] No.44502307[source]
Because people collectively vote for the ad model over the subscription model.
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1. xandrius ◴[] No.44502387[source]
Are those the only options?

How about paying once, owning a specific version and that's it?

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2. dukeyukey ◴[] No.44502404[source]
Not great for a chat app, which needs ongoing active servers and someone to fix stuff that breaks, even if you feature-freeze it.
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3. phalangion ◴[] No.44502471[source]
That works for software, but not as well for services like YouTube
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4. jjani ◴[] No.44502783[source]
Pretty great for a chat app used by a few billion people, a few $billion is enough to keep things running for many decades. e.g. banks do exactly this, with much more critical and complicated infra.
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5. xur17 ◴[] No.44502828{3}[source]
How do banks do this?
6. dilyevsky ◴[] No.44503339[source]
Even for software practice has shown few are actually willing to pay hundreds to thousands for a lifetime license. And you still need to purchase service packs, etc
7. ldsd ◴[] No.44507324{3}[source]
Don't banks also charge a monthly fee?