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minus-squareBlue_MorpholinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoWe can hope but VMware showed that extreme price hikes work. I thought VMware would collapse but they’re more profitable than ever. Whales, man.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoThere’s a big difference between what a corporation will pay for and cost absorb and some individual paying for an entertainment service is. A shrinking user base that largely relies on “my friends use it, so I have it too” can swing a big pendulum.
We can hope but VMware showed that extreme price hikes work. I thought VMware would collapse but they’re more profitable than ever.
Whales, man.
There’s a big difference between what a corporation will pay for and cost absorb and some individual paying for an entertainment service is. A shrinking user base that largely relies on “my friends use it, so I have it too” can swing a big pendulum.