Ads in Chat? Ugh.

smoothmoniker · 07-19-2008, 10:49 AM

@ Perry,

Advertising has supported the development of 300 channels of 24/7 crap on television. I think the dollars are there to sustain web-based development in the same way.

I guess I'm always suprised at people's sense of indignation at stuff like this. With the exception of FOSS, developers intend to make a profit. If they're giving the software away for free to you, the user, what exactly did you think their business plan was? Raise funding, release software, go bankrupt?

07-19-2008, 10:49 AM	#5
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	@ Perry, Advertising has supported the development of 300 channels of 24/7 crap on television. I think the dollars are there to sustain web-based development in the same way. I guess I'm always suprised at people's sense of indignation at stuff like this. With the exception of FOSS, developers intend to make a profit. If they're giving the software away for free to you, the user, what exactly did you think their business plan was? Raise funding, release software, go bankrupt? __________________ to live and die in LA

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