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Susan SmithOver the past decade, however, a different sort of free has emerged. The new model is based not on cross-subsidies — the shifting of costs from one product to another — but on the fact that the cost of products themselves is falling fast. It's as if the price of steel had dropped so close to zero that King Gillette could give away both razor and blade, and make his money on something else entirely. (Shaving cream?)
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Tero HeiskanenKing Gillette's 1895 disposable blades made good freebies to help sell other products. Companies use his business model today to create demand for their goods: Give away the cell phone, sell the monthly plan; make the videogame console cheap and sell expe
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Martin Lindner"King Gillette could give away both razor and blade, and make his money on something else entirely. (Shaving cream?)" - long essay
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luciteTypes of biz models
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Christy TuckerExamines the change in the economy to free products and services as the costs approach zero. Several models are shown, such as the "freemium" model that Flickr uses with a free service plus a premium paid service.
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FruFru FourOneAt the age of 40, King Gillette was a frustrated inventor, a bitter anticapitalist, and a salesman of cork-lined bottle caps. It was 1895, and despite ideas, energy, and wealthy parents, he had little to show for his work.
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