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I agree: paying for a service does not guarantee that the service will be around. However, if the service is 100% free, then it guarantees that none of the user

by tlogan 15y ago

I agree: paying for a service does not guarantee that the service will be around. However, if the service is 100% free, then it guarantees that none of the users of that service are actual customers.

ams6110 15y ago
Exactly. From the OP: If you have 1 million free users, that is 1 million people that you can serve ads to. If you aren't paying for it, YOU are the product.