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Originally Posted by woj
can't be bothered to read it, but "breaking even" for one, could be a huge profit for someone else... so it's actually very plausible that he sold a tube site for 1M...
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I'm leaning towards it being faked but I haven't read all his comments yet. However the software would also have value too since he claims to have custom coded it. So don't forget to account for this.
I don't doubt that a pirate tube can be very profitable now and in the near future. I just think that you will make more money in the long term by eventually going non-pirate because you are devaluing one of your main products (
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=992899) and sources of income. Ad revenues should eventually drop as the value of the eyes you send drop. Dating and cams will help but it probably won't be enough to offset what you'll lose and both also have their own free competition to worry about.
I think some in the game are hoping to eventually be bought out or to find mainstream investors. I recall reading something from Fabian of Manwin here on GFY which sort of gave me the impression (reading between the lines) that they are hoping for this with their own tube properties. I might be wrong on that. Whatever the case with that I find the idea foolish. The opportunity cost of what you are throwing away is far greater. As someone else here stated (paraphrased and uncredited due to memory), "turning a billion dollar industry into a million dollar industry".