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Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?
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this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2025
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Fair. I'll still be on watch, since venture capitalists are scum. Hopefully donations will eventually become stable enough for a revenue stream for them.
My concern is that they'd demand not just profit, but growth. But I wonder if they'd be able to go on by charging for commercial use - hosting servers, tech support, etc