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by salawat 1265 days ago
They really haven't. They've been acquiring startups, digesting and rebranding said startups innovations with an in house version, and (arguably innovating) in finding ways to plaster a transaction layer into solved problems that previously lacked a recurring revenue compatible transaction framework.

In short, subsidizing themselves by abandoning one time purchasable software, and replacing it with either ad serving or subscription based versions.