Fritz Brand wrote
What I'm trying to say is that I don't think it's fair that they apply the "It's free, so don't moan if it's broken" approach on something like Facebook. It's not like they are a non profit organisation that built the system purely because they really really really wanted us all to be more connected to each other etc. They want money, and they are getting that money because we use their system, upping their stats = making them more money.
Oh sure. They make money from advertising. (though there's some questions about how much they make and even if they make a profit). And they can sell advertising because people log in and use their service.
That's about the equivalent really of the free newspapers the Caxton group distribute in various parts of Jo'burg (in my area we get the Northcliff & Melville Times). No cost to
me, but of course somebody is paying (the advertiser).
I don't think that the NMT owe me anything particularly.
