alt Hacker NewsYes, and my point is that thinking the cost of subscriptions is only inference, and not the research, is mistaken.
They can totally lose money on subscriptions despite the costs of inference, because research costs have to be counted too.
Yes, and my point is that thinking the cost of subscriptions is only inference, and not the research, is mistaken.
They can totally lose money on subscriptions despite the costs of inference, because research costs have to be counted too.
> Yes, and my point is that thinking the cost of subscriptions is only inference, and not the research, is mistaken.
Of course they are losing money when you factor in R&D. Everybody knows that. That is not what people mean when they say that they "lose money" on subscriptions.