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Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about it. It a market with low barriers to entry, incentives tend to get played out to the extreme. In the web indust
by Prrometheus 19y ago
Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about it. It a market with low barriers to entry, incentives tend to get played out to the extreme. In the web industry, marginal costs are low enough that zero is a possible price point, with advertising, so most of the industry has adopted it.
This is not a new phenomena. Most local daily newspapers charge $0.25 or $0.50 even though the price doesn't cover their production cost. However, it ensures a wide distribution so they can make it up on advertising.