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You say, "Facebook is really doing nothing technologically amazing to allow that communication," but you're kind of glossing over the immense complexity of buil
by volundr- 8y ago
You say, "Facebook is really doing nothing technologically amazing to allow that communication," but you're kind of glossing over the immense complexity of building systems to support private and public communication (for free), and prevent an incredible variety and volume of abusive traffic.
Can you name a single alternative at their scale with a business plan that is viable long term and not state run or state supported?
- dosbre 8y agoI am using e-mail since about 2000's. Passing throught MSN video calls; early Google Talk; then came Skype; even Whatsapp; finaly but not last Hangout. All "for free" +plus no-ads.
- adventured 8y ago> e-mail since about 2000's Provided by some company via a paid service or ads. Most commonly an ISP monopoly or oligopoly, or a large service monopoly, in nearly all nations. Even if you run your own email server, it's not free, you're paying for the network access to do it. > MSN video calls Subsidized by an operating system monopoly. > Google Talk Subsidized by a search monopoly. > Skype Which was never able stand on its own profitable two feet. It was subsidized first by investor money, then by an auction monopoly, then by an operating system monopoly. > Whatsapp Subsidized by a social monopoly. > All "for free" +plus no-ads. Nope. All paid for with monopolies and or ads.