maam@feddit.ukM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months ago"The company is going to have to find ways to monetise more aggressively" Would Discord going public be good or bad for its users? We spoke to an expert to find outwww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down12 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worlddiscordapp@lemmy.world
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-link"The company is going to have to find ways to monetise more aggressively" Would Discord going public be good or bad for its users? We spoke to an expert to find outwww.eurogamer.netmaam@feddit.ukM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square25linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worlddiscordapp@lemmy.world
minus-squarePrivateNoob@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoIsn’t discord already profitable?
minus-squarebelated_frog_pants@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoNot at all. But even if it was, an IPO always means shareholders want infinite double digit growth, and post IPO companies will do ANYTHING for the shareholders and they all hate the users.
minus-squarePrivateNoob@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoSounds realistic unfortunately
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s impossible to not be profitable with that much free personal information
Isn’t discord already profitable?
Not at all. But even if it was, an IPO always means shareholders want infinite double digit growth, and post IPO companies will do ANYTHING for the shareholders and they all hate the users.
Sounds realistic unfortunately
No.
It’s impossible to not be profitable with that much free personal information