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Old 07-04-2009, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ScanYak View Post
It's great that Lindsay is looking for more ways to generate revenue. If my feed can help someone to make money, that's awesome. I've already got everything I want out of it. The fun of setting it up and maintaining it and it doesn't cost me anything to get it to the "world".
My exact sentiments. I'm glad somebody else has said it. This is America. Capitalism thrives. I'm all for Lindsay/RR making money - whether the money to be made is just enough to recuperate operating costs or whether he nets 10K, 100K, a few million a year. A huge amount of work has been put into RR and SA and certainly somebody should make something out of it. I benefit from this site and enjoy it very much. It shouldn't perpetually be a labor of love. I say the sky is the limit. Plus, if the operators of any site can sustain a livelihood, they are more likely to keep making the site better, adding new features, etc.

Same goes for the iPhone app people - if they can make 100k in a few months by selling a $1 app, more power to em. And if they have to pay RR to gain access to an API to allow them to continue to develop/refine their app and provide the feeds in the future, that's awesome for Lindsay. And even if they pay a fee for API access, they iPhone app people are making money.

I love America!

Mike
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