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paduc on Aug 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: I Have 50 Dollars

I think this parody is right on. The app.net pitch is all about the fact there is a fee. Why not build a cool app, ask for a fee and _then_ explain the reason for the fee?

dasil003 on Aug 17, 2012 [–]

Because it's not an app, it's a platform, and for a social platform to be cool it needs to have critical mass.

briandear on Aug 18, 2012 | [–]

A critical mass of people with $50.

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