[skydhash]

> To appeal to an acquirer or other investors companies most first appeal to their users and show strong user growth. So I don't buy your second point that companies prioritising profitably are somehow more focused on building a good products for their users – and if anything I'd probably argue the inverse is generally true.

It’s hard to compete with free. You can’t burn millions you don’t have to present a sweet deal to users or releasing features in month. And now people have become accustomed to receive everything on the internet for free (bundled with ads).