Free Offering Skepticism

Users express surprise, doubt, and curiosity about a product, service, or tool being completely free, frequently questioning the business model, sustainability, and potential catches.

📉 Falling 0.5x Startups & Business
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AFAIK free free free starters does say status delaware gifts right yes bait switch didn come

Sample Comments

ceejayoz Oct 19, 2016 View on HN

It's free, for starters...

dispose13432 Dec 22, 2016 View on HN

Oops, but it's free anyways.

akerro Nov 18, 2016 View on HN

Where does it say it will be free?

fastbmk Jul 2, 2018 View on HN

Well, for starters, it's free :)

Incipient Nov 17, 2025 View on HN

That can't possibly be free?

dzdt Jun 22, 2016 View on HN

What makes you think this is free?

NEDM64 Jan 15, 2017 View on HN

That's how it's free.

JoeAltmaier Apr 6, 2016 View on HN

Its free. Maybe that's the difference.

swyx Nov 19, 2017 View on HN

ok whoa. this thing is completely free? how do they make money?

lost_soul Jan 30, 2022 View on HN

There's a good reason it's free.