LocustOfControl@reddthat.comtoPiracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Switched from uTorrent to QBitTorrentEnglish
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8 months agoI do miss that really detailed block download page, but that’s only cos I’d watch it instead of doing something useful with my life.
A tiny fraction of their users paying upfront (remember opportunity cost of money) is hardly going to doom them to insolvency.
Look at this way - investors give money to a company now to receive money later. They risk capital now in exchange for future rewards. Lifetime subscribers pay a large fixed amount now to receive free service later. Same thing.