Free PCs are dead. Freebies are dying, since online advertising is dying. Now, Altavista’s free ISP died. Is this the beginning of the end for free ISPs in India? For that matter, is this the end of free everything? No. Free software thrives (Opera will be free). Why is that?
Free PCs are dead
The decline of online advertising has killed the free PC and free ISP models, yet free software like the Opera browser continues to succeed, highlighting a divide between ad-supported hardware and open software ecosystems.