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[-] eskimofry@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Maybe lets not try to pretend that it is just about the costs shall we? I bet MBAs will cower at the suggestion to put up a paywall from the beginning. Afterall, bait-and-switch is their bread-and-butter.

Subscriptions weren't the norm when we actually paid for something and got the full product. The cost to run things didn't suddenly become a factor just now.

Only thing that changed: greed of businesses, execs, shareholders.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

we actually paid for something and got the full product

That's generally not online platforms, though. For obvious reasons, those have ongoing operating costs

this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2024
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