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Cyberrebate.com: The worst dotcom-era idea?
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David Farquhar
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May 18, 2026, 11:36 a.m.
retro computing
software development
business models
Dotcom bubble
Freemium
Summary
The post explores the absurdities of the dotcom bubble, particularly highlighting Cyberrebate.com and its questionable freemium business model, which may involve spyware. It questions whether this idea was among the worst of the era's innovations.
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