Comment by chii
1 month ago
when there's a need to make money, but there's noone who wants to pay (but they want to use the service), then it naturally falls onto being ad-driven.
1 month ago
when there's a need to make money, but there's noone who wants to pay (but they want to use the service), then it naturally falls onto being ad-driven.
> no one wants to pay
Fewer people went to pay. That’s the crux. Companies wanting mass market penetration, rather than just accept the natural size of the market.
Turns out that it doesn’t matter whether people want to pay. Many paid services also include advertising.