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FREE AS A BUSINESS MODEL





                      Def_Pattern No. 4


                             free } 8] cWT free business model at least                            [ ref·er·ences ]                        89

                                                                                                   1 }  {Free! Why $0.00 is
                             one substantial Customer Segment is able to                             the Future of Business.”                PATTERNS
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                             continuously benefit from a free-of-charge                               Anderson, Chris.

                                                                                                     February 2008.
                             ^UUTa  } DiΩerent patterns make the free offer                        2 }  {How about Free? The
                                                                                                     Price Point That Is Turn-
                             _^bbXQ[T  } =^] _PhX]V Rdbc^\Tab PaT  ]P]RTS                            ing Industries on Their

                                                                                                     Heads.” Knowledge@
                             by another part of the business model or by                             Wharton. March 2009.
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                             another Customer Segment.                                               Radical Price. Anderson,

                                                                                                     Chris. 2008.

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                                                                                                     Metro (free paper),
                                                                                                     Flickr, Open Source,
                                                                                                     Skype, Google, Free
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