Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

People will make money somehow or another, but it’s not clear to me that we want to encourage these indirect monetization models. That’s basically the Android business model—don’t make money selling the OS, make money selling the data collected when people use the OS. It’s better for Watts to have had a temporary monopoly on engines than to encourage schemes where investors try to profit from a general increase in coal use.



I am afraid we get both...

Otherwise, I enjoyed your insightful reply.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: