-------- Original Message -------- Subject: cypherpunks Digest, Vol 20, Issue 36 Time (GMT): Feb 26 2015 17:05:36 From: cypherpunks-request@cpunks.org To: cypherpunks@cpunks.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of cypherpunks digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Dollar Value of a Datamined "Free" Service User? (Ryan Carboni) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 04:18:51 -0800 From: Ryan Carboni To: cpunks Subject: Re: Dollar Value of a Datamined "Free" Service User? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The marginal cost of providing an additional account to the average user is pretty cheap. It is my understanding that the business models of most "cloud" companies is to provide a little free service to get users accustomed to their UIs, so that they would purchase a business license or equivalent. Dropbox does not make it's money through data mining or advertising. Correct me if I'm wrong.