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<blockquote data-quote="Lenny_Fox" data-source="post: 915313" data-attributes="member: 82776"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> there is always a business model behind free, otherwise the bills can&#039;t be paid. Sometimes the bills are paid by investors, then the goal is to get a large marketshare. When the marketshare is reached, other &#039;services&#039; are introduced, e.g. Brave planning to replace ads by their own ads (<a href="https://brave.com/brave-ads/" target="_blank">link</a>)&nbsp; or Opera&#039;s VPN (for Opera Desktop) and data saving content cache servers (for Opera Mini) are paid by its adservice (<a href="https://www.opera.com/ads" target="_blank">link</a>) and its mobile payment system (<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/operas-opay-still-plans-africa-expansion-on-nigerian-super-app/" target="_blank">link</a>).Rule of thumb: less transparency (about the earnings behind the free business model) = less trustworthiness</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lenny_Fox, post: 915313, member: 82776"] :) there is always a business model behind free, otherwise the bills can't be paid. Sometimes the bills are paid by investors, then the goal is to get a large marketshare. When the marketshare is reached, other 'services' are introduced, e.g. Brave planning to replace ads by their own ads ([URL='https://brave.com/brave-ads/']link[/URL]) or Opera's VPN (for Opera Desktop) and data saving content cache servers (for Opera Mini) are paid by its adservice ([URL='https://www.opera.com/ads']link[/URL]) and its mobile payment system ([URL='https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/operas-opay-still-plans-africa-expansion-on-nigerian-super-app/']link[/URL]). Rule of thumb: less transparency (about the earnings behind the free business model) = less trustworthiness [/QUOTE]

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