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i.e. you can't give stuff away for free if you aren't one of the 3 largest companies on the planet
by basisword 5mo ago
i.e. you can't give stuff away for free if you aren't one of the 3 largest companies on the planet
- aurareturn 5mo agoWould you pay $20/month for Hacker News access? I think it's fair that GA is free and Google gets some benefits from using the data for their ad network.
- AlecSchueler 5mo ago"some benefits" is really underselling it though.
- shimman 5mo agoYeah just one of the core pillars that enables their unregulated monopoly that brings in billions of pure profit.
- basisword 5mo agoYeah but you're missing the point. Nobody else has the worlds biggest search engine and ad network to allow them to do the same. Others have to charge.