Its a good idea, but its easy to get around. Most major analytical programs like Piwik and Google Analytics have a server side API. I know with our users we started noticing that uBlock Origin was blocking Google Analytics, so we made a fallback server script to track them.
I think what he fails to see is some times it it is not about how much you make from the subscriber base, as in skypes. It is how much you save developing a competing product, or how much it increases your other products sales with the integration of the product. No one buys a Ferrari because it has run flat tires, but it is one of many things that justify the price.
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Its a good idea, but its easy to get around. Most major analytical programs like Piwik and Google Analytics have a server side API. I know with our users we started noticing that uBlock Origin was blocking Google Analytics, so we made a fallback server script to track them.
I think what he fails to see is some times it it is not about how much you make from the subscriber base, as in skypes. It is how much you save developing a competing product, or how much it increases your other products sales with the integration of the product. No one buys a Ferrari because it has run flat tires, but it is one of many things that justify the price.