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[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I mean apart from the fact it's not sourced or whatever, it's standard practice for these tech companies to run a massive loss for years while basically giving their product away for free (which is why you can use openAI with minimal if any costs, even at scale).

Once everyone's using your product over competitors who couldn't afford to outlast your own venture capitalists, you can turn the price up and rake in cash since you're the biggest player in the market.

It's just Uber's business model.

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Speaking of Uber, I believe it turned a profit the first time this year. That is, it never made any profit since its creation in whenever it was created.

[–] ineedaunion@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

All it's every done is rob from it's employees so it can give money to stockholders. Just like every corporation.

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