[MiguelX413]

It's still centralized, proprietary, and going to have the harmful business model of advertising, no?

[wskish]

Of all those, "advertising" is the only fundamentally evil one, and he is chipping away at that one.

[MiguelX413]

I strongly disagree. Also what would he replace it with? You seriously don't think his alternative revenue sources meant to be anything but supplementary, do you?

[wskish]

given the strength of the network effects a subscription model is worth exploring, which seems to be what he is pursuing.