Why Every Family Needs a Code Word (wsj.com) Posted in GD for wide applicability, namely everyone.

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17. Regarding your point on ad revenue

It does seem difficult for small tech cos to survive. A while back I read on Matt Stoller’s blog about how hard it was for WhatsApp to withstand Facebook. That’s an actually legitimately useful little app.

I never quite understand why you can’t have the standard model of commerce online. Where you pay a commensurate fee for services. Yeah it would be a bit of a shock to the system unless rolled out properly. But it would also be good in the long run.

I’d rather pay less for an IOS and instead pay the developer of a decent software product.

Besides I like supporting anything I use. It’s another aspect of these faceless corporate monopolies. I use their products when I have to, but it’s with bad grace.
Shrug..scale, lack of choice and low quality seems to be the strategy.