2 ms·
His ultimate crime of cheapness was pushing the $1-$3 app. He singlehandedly set the anchor price of the entire industry so low that he set in motion the whole
by legitster 1y ago
His ultimate crime of cheapness was pushing the $1-$3 app.
He singlehandedly set the anchor price of the entire industry so low that he set in motion the whole freemium/monetization/enshittification trend.
- ivell 1y agoI think even if the price was set high it would have devolved into enshitification and ad-infestation. With expensive televisions amd fridges pushing ads, it is not too far fetched. Expensive software is also going down the path of enshitification.
- johnnyanmac 1y agoYeah this was an Asian move. The first lootbox want as fat back as the 90's and their pre-smartphone apps were bustling. You add in a large screen and quick transactions and Asia would have hit f2p just as soon, with or without however America priced it.