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Yeah, this. The tech is great, but it’s expensive to run, and it’s being given away basically for free at the moment. …and hey, free stuff is great. Enjoy it
by wokwokwok 3y ago
Yeah, this.
The tech is great, but it’s expensive to run, and it’s being given away basically for free at the moment.
…and hey, free stuff is great. Enjoy it while you can!
At some point, however, companies have to stop giving things away for free (or at a loss); it’s just a matter of what that looks like under sustainable pricing.
- Closi 3y agoSubsidise now, profit later. If you have the cash, it’s probably better to burn some getting early user adoption if you believe the cost base will reduce in the future. Inference costs are dropping fast, so you might as well subsidise now and get market share if you think future costs will drop below future revenue. User aquisition will be much harder later when you lose first mover advantage.