alt Hacker NewsIt is difficult to get people to pay for it. People happily pay for 10€ beer but asked ”friends” about how to bypass WhatsApp’s 0,99 lifetime licenses.
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yjftsjthsd-h • 07/31/2025
And it's impossible to get people to pay for it when you give them no way to pay for it.
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skinkestek • 07/31/2025
Some did. Some like me lined up eagerly to pay the $1 yearly license and would have been happy to pay for my family too.
bowsamic • 07/31/2025
> People happily pay for 10€ beer
I would not be happy to pay that much for a beer
I've heard the same thing about monetising search engines. Kagi didn't get the memo, and last I've heard they're turning a profit.
Sure, only nerds would pay for it, but not all products have to capture 100% market share.