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Content: If you are using a service you don't pay for, it's because they're selling the information they collect about you and feel they make enough from that that it's worth it for them not to charge you. It is true quite literally. But then, I've never thought it meant free means bad treatment. Apparently someone does think that's what it means. [ reply to this | link to this | view in chronology ]
mickmel(profile), 20 Dec 2012 @ 3:17pm
Re: If you are using a service you don't pay for, it's because they're selling the information they collect about you...
Not always. Look at Dropbox. 95% of their users get it for free, and they get great support and (as far as I know) none of their information gets sold. The idea there is to get them hooked on the product and want to upgrade later, but if you're content using their free service (which tens of millions of people do), you aren't a product in any way. [ reply to this | link to this | view in chronology ]
Michael, 21 Dec 2012 @ 5:21am
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