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Even though it ended badly they were the first to offer free certificates.

• pcunite 9y ago
  I think dealers give away coke at the onset, no?
  • k33n 9y ago
    No. No they don't. Coke is a very expensive product.
  • GuB-42 9y ago
    I've met a lot of dealers and I am still waiting for my free coke... Free certificates were free, no trick. Of course they recommended their paid offer, but there is nothing wrong with that. You may argue that StartSSL turned some webmasters into https addicts but it is not exactly a bad thing isn't it? Remember that Let's Encrypt didn't exist back then.
  • jsmthrowaway 9y ago
    You’re thinking of other drugs with intensely addictive properties, like heroin. Cocaine is way too expensive to hand out much more than a free bump or two, maybe a line, and that’s not necessarily enough to addict someone. Some people can do all the blow they want and not get addicted at all, which is obviously not a good RoI for the dealer. So I hear, anyway...
    • jcoffland 9y ago
      > Some people can do all the blow they want and not get addicted at all Many users think they are such a person.