You should not rely 100% on a service you pay for either, be ready to switch gears on a moment's notice as fast as possible. You never know, the US government may shut them down without warning due to some government bureaucrat trying to get his moment in the spotlight.
I agree: paying for a service does not guarantee that the service will be around. However, if the service is 100% free, then it guarantees that none of the users of that service are actual customers.
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You should not rely 100% on a service you pay for either, be ready to switch gears on a moment's notice as fast as possible. You never know, the US government may shut them down without warning due to some government bureaucrat trying to get his moment in the spotlight.
I agree: paying for a service does not guarantee that the service will be around. However, if the service is 100% free, then it guarantees that none of the users of that service are actual customers.
Exactly. From the OP: If you have 1 million free users, that is 1 million people that you can serve ads to.
If you aren't paying for it, YOU are the product.