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This is basically saying that "build it and they will come" works, but we know that's a fallacy.

• op03 6y ago
  Wikipedia, Linux, Blender, Firefox are all what?
  • Lvl999Noob 6y ago
    This might be survivorship bias talking. I do not have any examples with me but I am quite sure, there are a lot more projects that ended up dead.
    • op03 6y ago
      They are not Ad based models proving non ad based models exist and work especially in the domain of free rider/collective action problems.
    • paxys 6y ago
      Most projects end up dead, ad supported or not. I don't think that's an argument one way or another.
  • ZephyrBlu 6y ago
    I would call them the exceptions that prove the rule.
    • auggierose 6y ago
      Kind of like special relativity is an exception to Newtonian mechanics? It's good to know the rules, but you shouldn't live your life by them.
    • fnord123 6y ago
      That's not what that means. It means a sign saying "no blue cars" is the exception proving the rule that non-blue cars are allowed.
  • tonyedgecombe 6y ago
    Didn't Linus make an announcement on Usenet when he started the project. A form of advertising.
  • sokoloff 6y ago
    I could have sworn I’ve seen ads for Firefox. I know I’ve seen ads in Firefox, some placed by Mozilla, but I could have sworn I’ve seen ads for Firefox not in Firefox. (This is nearly impossible to Google for due to all the hits for ad-blockers.) Mozilla spends 10s of millions every year on “advertising and promotion” per their financial statements, though they have other things to advertise about than just Firefox.