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| reply to GeneStarwind
Re: Googlebad
said by GeneStarwind  :But it's another thing to provide free, no-frills service for an extended period of time (building up the reputation of an ad-free, dependable multi-service provider), and then suddenly shift gears in the aforementioned manner once your customer base is large enough (as if they're doing so poorly financially, to begin with: » ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3f7···8SKFQJ00). Sounds more like an effective bait maneuver than anything else. Sounds more like good business. You let them use your services for no cost to them, then when you decide you need to make some money you add targeted advertising. The best part is Google made no attempt to hide this.
On a somewhat related note, I was watching an old VHS tape and it had a NetZero ad on it stating that NZ will NEVER charge for internet access.
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