Comments on: ChaCha to Drop T-Mobile in Response to “Twitter Tax” http://gigaom.com/2010/09/16/chacha-to-drop-t-mobile-in-response-to-twitter-tax/ Wed, 22 May 2013 21:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jenna http://gigaom.com/2010/09/16/chacha-to-drop-t-mobile-in-response-to-twitter-tax/#comment-287843 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:08:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=156943#comment-287843 I don’t think it’s unfair for T-Mobile to charge companies that use their platform and services to make a profit. It’s greedy, to be sure, but they seem confident that demand can withstand their greed. I think they’ll be able to get away with it, if they’re not court-smashed for anti-trust issues in letting certain cronies off the hook. As long as they charge everyone the same fees and don’t discriminate, then it’s up to the “info service” whether they care to pay and the customer to decide if they’re no longer getting enough free texts. In my experience, people are remarkably apathetic. As long as their own bill doesn’t get jacked up, it’s all good.

]]> By: T-Mobile Won’t Tax Twitter Texts But Will Hike Prices: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2010/09/16/chacha-to-drop-t-mobile-in-response-to-twitter-tax/#comment-277046 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:28:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=156943#comment-277046 [...] mobile search company ChaCha yesterday said it would stop delivering messages to T-Mobile users if the carrier moved ahead with the price change, and other companies have [...]

]]> By: Colin Gibbs http://gigaom.com/2010/09/16/chacha-to-drop-t-mobile-in-response-to-twitter-tax/#comment-276957 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:09:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=156943#comment-276957 Hey Don,

ChaCha sends text answers to users who submit questions via their phones or computers. The company claims to answer more than two million questions a day from more than 15 million unique users, so they’re no tiny startup.

]]> By: Ric http://gigaom.com/2010/09/16/chacha-to-drop-t-mobile-in-response-to-twitter-tax/#comment-276848 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:22:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=156943#comment-276848 It seems no providers in the mobile space are immune to the ubiquitous greed factor. I cant wait for the crap to hit the fan when their practices fall foul of the FTC or the consumers rise up en masse. It will be a glorious day.

]]> By: don http://gigaom.com/2010/09/16/chacha-to-drop-t-mobile-in-response-to-twitter-tax/#comment-276687 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:28:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=156943#comment-276687 What is this chacha?

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