• Demuniac@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well it’s easier even to want more money, cooperations giving something away for free that could have earned them money is not that common.

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      1 year ago

      It is when it gets people on your platform, and more likely to spend money on other things on the platform. It’s called a loss leader.

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        1 year ago

        Yup happened to me, I tried half life since it was free and absolutely loved it, yes and that’s why I bought the complete pack (around 8 games iirc) for the 6€ (around 6.5$), and it was an absolute steal imo