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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoWhy would they want to support an OS that they’re not even selling anymore?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoThat seems like a them problem though… shitty business model that’s already pushing users away
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoContinued money stream. Better than single payments because more predictable.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoWhat money stream? You can’t buy it from them anymore. They only money they could make is from selling user data, and there’s no reason they couldn’t do that after dropping support.
Why would they want to support an OS that they’re not even selling anymore?
That seems like a them problem though… shitty business model that’s already pushing users away
Continued money stream.
Better than single payments because more predictable.
What money stream? You can’t buy it from them anymore. They only money they could make is from selling user data, and there’s no reason they couldn’t do that after dropping support.