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The so-called "Minitel Rose" (all the erotica chat services) services were a cash cow for France Telecom, bringing in billions every year. Xavier Niel (https:/
by fabrice_d 5y ago
The so-called "Minitel Rose" (all the erotica chat services) services were a cash cow for France Telecom, bringing in billions every year.
Xavier Niel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Niel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Niel) started his empire with a sex oriented chat service.
- whiplash451 5y agoBillions might be a little oversized.
- fabrice_d 5y agoAccording to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel : In 1998, Minitel generated €832 million ($1,121 million) of revenue, of which €521 million was channelled by France Télécom to service providers.
- linschn 5y agoIt's close if you count it in francs, and include all services. This article [0] says that France Telecome gave 700 M FRF to the operators, which means that 1,050 M FRF were collected in 1986 alone. [0] https://www.nouvelobs.com/tech/20170804.OBS3007/l-age-d-or-du-36-15-le-minitel-roi-des-services-et-de-la-drague-virtuelle.html#modal-msg https://www.nouvelobs.com/tech/20170804.OBS3007/l-age-d-or-d...