Re: [Starlink] Starlink no longer available to the Ukrainian army?

[Mike Puchol <mike@starlink.sx>]

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We saw this in slums in Kenya. They are used to dozens of NGOs coming and going every year, usually lasting only as much as their donor/grant money. When we launched a commercial WiFi service, we had to make a huge effort to convince people they actually had to pay for the service, and that we were there to stay, not just another NGO offering free stuff.

In essence, once you give something away for free, not even setting the expectation that it’s a “freemium” model, it’s very hard to get out of it. If you then claim your costs are way higher than what analysis work out, eyebrows raise way above the hairline.

Best,

Mike
On Oct 14, 2022 at 15:13 +0200, Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@irif.fr>, wrote:
> > SpaceX was too generous early on and set expectations, and now seems to
> > be moving to the other side of the spectrum in terms of their costs,
> > with figures that seem, on the surface, unrealistic.
>
> Could you please explain this last point?
>
> -- Juliusz

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