alt Hacker NewsIt's not a loss leader - as in they're not making a loss on the subscription.
Because they control the harness(es) and the backend, they can optimise caching and thus the costs to them.
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bitpush • yesterday at 9:56 PM
Loss leader doesnt mean $0. Loss leader means it is subsidized to attain another, larger goal.
I'm giving up. Caching is optimized server-side on a product for which they can't control the client.