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by jacquesm 6165 days ago
There are more ways to skin a cat. By your account the owners of icq never made money either. Until they were bought out that is...

Not every strategy is based on making money operating a service, some people aim for the big exit and are well willing to operate under a loss as long as they hold on to the service. It's a risky strategy, if your timing is off then you usually fail big time. But if the timing is right and you can find a partner that perceives an upside to having access to your users you just might score the jackpot.