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How do you know that? Why would it be expensive to run a glorified irc server network?
by tinus_hn 6y ago
How do you know that? Why would it be expensive to run a glorified irc server network?
- mehlmao 6y agoFor starters, storage costs. Free users can upload files, images, and videos up to 8MB (25MB for Nitro members). Storing and serving those in perpetuity adds up, plus bandwidth for voice and video chat and 800+ employees.
- PragmaticPulp 6y agoDiscord has voice chat, file uploads, and image and video hosting. It’s not just glorified IRC. The bandwidth and storage costs are real.
- judge2020 6y agoNot to mention the real issues with trust & safety and other legal issues with ugc.
- astrange 6y agoIRC is cheap because the servers don't keep any history. The only cost is you might get ddosed and have to keep some mods happy. Discord and Slack have to host a lot more.