Comment on Do we know how much apps would cost if we had to replace as revenue with subscription fees?
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 days ago
But that’s never the end of the story.
Look at Hulu. It started free with ads, them went to paid, no ads, then went to paid with ads and pay more for no ads. When it comes to sources of revenue, it’s never this or that, it’s this AND that and keep looking for another.
otp@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
It gets more complicated when you have to factor in profit…and then shareholders…and then demands for exponential growth. That makes it harder to estimate how much is costs, how much is greed.
(Not that all of this should be free or delivered at cost, necessarily – it’s healthy for people to be able to make a living off of products or services they provide)