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I thought I heard that Mega was going to be partially funded by browser extensions that replace ads on third-party sites with Mega-affiliated ads. Is that not actually going to happen? It was the one part of the new Mega that sounded really shady.
You are thinking of Megabox which is supposedly[1] going to launch later this year. [1] http://torrentfreak.com/dotcoms-megabox-to-launch-a-few-mont...
Aren't we talking a lot about freemium models here? This thing is going to implode, there is no way it will ever break-even. There are three requirements any freemium model needs to meet to be successful. 1.) Large addressable market 2.) Minimal marginal costs per free user 3.) Enough features in premium tier to convert sizable portion of free users I think the only point 1 is met. Giving 50 GB of free storage to fre…
Last time they printet money this time they will do it again. Megaupload was the biggest Warez Hub on this planet and Mega will become the same. They dont care about being legal like Dropbox/Google Drive etc.
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Agreed and not to mention that most people won't use anything close to the 50GB, combine that with the deduplication plans they have and you have a very different scenario.
they say, all files will be client-side encrypted which won't allow them to "deduplicate" anything.
Aren't we talking a lot about freemium models here? This thing is going to implode, there is no way it will ever break-even. There are three requirements any freemium model needs to meet to be successful. 1.) Large addressable market 2.) Minimal marginal costs per free user 3.) Enough features in premium tier to convert sizable portion of free users I think the only point 1 is met. Giving 50 GB of free storage to fre…
It's typically just human nature to want everything NOW, so they'll pay for instant high-speed downloads. The free tier bandwidth will affect user acquisition and retention. If it's too slow, they'll hate it and never convert into a paying customer. After that, the affiliate stuff will take care of marketing costs and keeps the network virally expanding.
Most bandwidth-heavy sites could use the same monetization model... I think.
From the mega website "Mega are looking for investors". Can someone explain why they'd do that? Kim has more than enough money to cover all of the costs of this site yet he'd rather get investors? I never understood when to use my own money or raise money for my startup.
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Agreed and not to mention that most people won't use anything close to the 50GB, combine that with the deduplication plans they have and you have a very different scenario.
they say, all files will be client-side encrypted which won't allow them to "deduplicate" anything.
Am I the only one who just yawned when Megaupload was taken down? I have no ill-will towards the people who run or use that (or those types of) site, and I don't really like how the government handled the Megaupload thing, but with the proliferation of cloud storage sites hosted by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Dropbox, etc., it just seems stupid to subject yourself to all the security issues, fake download buttons, ads…
MegaUpload fulfilled a very different purpose from those other sites. There were no security issues, that's pure FUD. And you could disable all ads by paying. Or by using JDownloader (free).
Yeah. Piracy. That's why it isn't around anymore.
What function does a half baked google docs clone serve here?
Am I the only one who just yawned when Megaupload was taken down? I have no ill-will towards the people who run or use that (or those types of) site, and I don't really like how the government handled the Megaupload thing, but with the proliferation of cloud storage sites hosted by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Dropbox, etc., it just seems stupid to subject yourself to all the security issues, fake download buttons, ads…
I searched, and searched, and couldn't find it - just hundreds of dead links to Megaupload. There will be a copy in the BBC archives, but will anyone ever see it again? That experience makes me take Mega's side in all this.
(I eventually found it on an fserv that I swear was being hosted on dialup, but that's another story)