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by bsaul 3914 days ago
Your comment made me realize that they did not even try. If they're afraid of not being able to anticipate the cost, they could do it using subscription type in-app, like "a year without any ad" and only offer it to a limited number of random people at first.

But they didn't even try. Which is astounding when you think about the general hate for ads.