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> the marginal cost of letting the poor view it is basically nothing. That’s why all kinds of products today with nearly zero marginal cost are free?
by nkrisc 3y ago
> the marginal cost of letting the poor view it is basically nothing.
That’s why all kinds of products today with nearly zero marginal cost are free?
- ben_w 3y agoYup. I'm old enough to remember when operating systems cost money[0]. And compliers. And encyclopaedias. And maps. I've got too much good zero-cost audio and video content to get through, even at double speed. [0] MacOS 8, I don't remember what I spent on it (UK), but wikipedia says it cost $99 in the US when it came out in 1997. Inflation adjusted, $188.56 today.