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minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 hours agoBut they don’t make money from advertising… They spend money.
minus-square@coffee_tacos@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 hours agoIdeally you spend less on the advertising campaign than you make in new customers.
minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish-2•3 hours agoSometimes that’s the case, but Proton have free tiers, so new customers can just cost more money on top of the cost to acquire them.
minus-square@Tiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish2•3 hours agoThey are a corporation in capitalism. Please stop being facetious.
minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 hours agoMarket share and user metrics are also valuable. But give no direct revenue, in fact for free customers they continue to cost the corp money.
minus-square@Tiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 hours agoAnd what does “valuable” mean, in this context?
minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish1•42 minutes agoIt is of benefit to the company, I guess? I think you have pegged me as a pro capitalist. Let me assure you to the contrary.
minus-square@ClockworkOtter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 hours agoThey spend the money they made. Your point is unclear.
minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 hours ago100% seriously I don’t understand what this means. Proton spend the money they made?
minus-square@ClockworkOtter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 hours agoI guess we’re both scratching our heads then
But they don’t make money from advertising…
They spend money.
Ideally you spend less on the advertising campaign than you make in new customers.
Sometimes that’s the case, but Proton have free tiers, so new customers can just cost more money on top of the cost to acquire them.
They are a corporation in capitalism. Please stop being facetious.
Market share and user metrics are also valuable.
But give no direct revenue, in fact for free customers they continue to cost the corp money.
And what does “valuable” mean, in this context?
It is of benefit to the company, I guess?
I think you have pegged me as a pro capitalist. Let me assure you to the contrary.
They spend the money they made. Your point is unclear.
100% seriously I don’t understand what this means.
Proton spend the money they made?
I guess we’re both scratching our heads then