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Charging Does Help Yahoo Make A Profit

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-duh dept.

Meshach writes "The globe and mail has an article about how yahoo is starting to charge for their email service. Payment is not mandatory but if you don't pay you have many restrictions on your accont. It says that while many are angry about the change enough people are paying that it is helping Yahoo rebound from their slump. This seems like a recent trend in e-business." The conventional wisdom around web stuff that's been free, but converts to pay is that "they die off, no one wants to use it anymore etc etc", but I think what people fail to realize is that for many businesses, less people is *just fine*, if those people are paying.

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  1. Straight from the horse's mouth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Here is Yahoo's own story about this. Indeed, why bother going to a third party (Globe & Mail) when you can get it straight from the horse's mouth?

  2. Re:Subtle. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    I'd happily pay, if you guys would promise to use the money to buy some English as a Second Language courses. Maybe a spell checker.

    And then, I'd also be glad to get fewer of these.

  3. Geeks are surprised because they are dumb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    THE WORLD RUNS ON MONEY!

  4. They *do* have an article on their site by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Why is that one hears of this first in the news than by yahoo itself. Should be really easy for them to send off a mail explaining the changes.

    Just check their homepage. They do speak about it. In case you can't find it, here is the exact URL to the article: New value-added e-mail services

  5. An excellent business model by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    That's about the same annual rate your mom charges me to stick my dick in her asshole. Anal, of course, is a "permium service." Pumping her pee hole is free.

  6. Re:Privacy Policy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, you'd just pay them using Paypal, as outlined here

  7. Re:Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Phase 1: Collect underpants.
    Phase 2: Sell underpants to perverts on ebay.
    Phase 3: Profit !

    Yes, it's that simple.