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I 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

• 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.