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How's it a bait and switch? Should free things be provided to you forever? If something is being given to you for free, shouldn't you realize that at some point money has to enter the equation? “If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.”
Everyone trots out that line in a cargo-cultish manner. Thing is, you're still 'the product being sold' once you become a paying customer.
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These are not mutually exclusive concepts, just FYI.
you're suggesting the majority of google's ad revenue is misclicks?
(1) A majority of Google is ~21% of total market.
(2) 79% of the total market is a Majority of the Market.
(3) 59% of the total market is a Majority of the Market.
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If you start free, stay free. If you start with $$$, then try to go $$. That's just the way it will always work.
They are staying free, they're just adding ads. It's no different than Facebook. Facebook has been and always will be a free site.
1. Facebook is a for profit company. 2. Facebook probably wants to seek a direct monetary ROI on Instagram. 3. Facebook may or may not have figured out that strategy. Either way, not revealing those details is an indication of nothing beyond standard business practice. 4. Some users don't like ads, which is evident by the popularity of ad blocking tools. 5. Some users don't mind ads, some even click on them, which is…