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The article states the two options: Paywalls vs. ads. Now it's not that those are the only two conceivable options, it's that those are the only two options t
by Kranar 5y ago
The article states the two options:
Paywalls vs. ads.
Now it's not that those are the only two conceivable options, it's that those are the only two options that are reasonably successful at scale.
I'm sure you could think up a donation system, or do something similar to what the Brave browser does, but those do not scale. Of course if you have some alternative approaches that work and produce viable business models, it would be great to hear them.
- andrepd 5y agoWhat do you mean by "scale" in this context? I fail to see how, having not tried alternative approaches, you conclude that they do not "scale".
- ryan93 5y agoSo google should give up 180 Billion in revenue because some idea you cant name might work?
- andrepd 5y agoI don't think "but company wants to make money" is a reasonable argument for anything.
- Kranar 5y agoCan you please answer the question about the specific alternative approaches you are proposing?
- andrepd 5y agoI already did elsewhere in this thread, see the sister comment.