• palordrolap
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    121 month ago

    Typing in a box on a website provided by someone else can be done by practically anyone, even the boss themselves at a pinch. Heck, some of them love doing that.

    Maintaining a server (or a service on a server) requires someone with more skills, which generally costs more money.

    • madjo
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      1 month ago

      Some smart entrepreneur could offer a Mastodon-server-in-a-box service, where companies only pay hosting fees for company-name.social and a social network employee.

      • @PapstJL4U@lemmy.world
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        11 month ago

        all cost more than just making an account on established service. The cost of changing from Twitter to whatever is probably smaller than half a year of selfhosting or aaS.