Comments on: Drowning in APIs & Death by freemium http://www.winextra.com/2008/04/24/drowning-in-apis-death-by-freemium/ aka Steve Hodson - a cranky old fart wandering the internet causing mayhem as he goes Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark Dykeman http://www.winextra.com/2008/04/24/drowning-in-apis-death-by-freemium/#comment-72781 Mark Dykeman Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:33:53 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/04/24/drowning-in-apis-death-by-freemium/#comment-72781 I think your point about buyout as the major possibility for profitability is spot on for many "freemium" players. Witness Twhirl?<br><br>I'm not saying that it can't work and I'm sure it has for a number of companies, but the odds of developing something (and we're largely talking about software and services here) is so small... I think your point about buyout as the major possibility for profitability is spot on for many “freemium” players. Witness Twhirl?

I'm not saying that it can't work and I'm sure it has for a number of companies, but the odds of developing something (and we're largely talking about software and services here) is so small…

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