Subj : Re: Proton
To   : Adept
From : Arelor
Date : Tue Mar 18 2025 09:07 am

  Re: Re: Proton
  By: Adept to k9zw on Mon Mar 17 2025 02:20 pm

 > (But, yes, probably best to worry about for-profit businesses bearing free
 > gifts. Even if the worry doesn't go away after paying for something, because
 > who knows when they'll decide they could earn more?)

Companies that give stuff away for free are usually very transparent about what their business model is, actually. I don't find that particularly worrying myself.

On the other hand, what is worrying is the sustainability of many of those practices. Many users become dependant on free services that are no sustainable in the long run because they don't generate enough revenue. When the service goes down they all scramble like beheaded chickens.


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