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I went ahead and made codes with the domain as the message to be free. As a potential scanner of QR codes, I feel like this is more\u002Fmost helpful - I…",{"value":58,"source":49,"evidence":59},"Subscription around $3\u002Fmonth, not settled",[60],{"id":61,"by":11,"text":62},"23086661","Sure. I haven't settled on pricing by any means. 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You're excluding people who may actually pay for such as service if it was…",{"value":84,"source":69,"evidence":85},"Free alternatives exist and are easy to find",[86,87],{"id":81,"by":78,"text":82},{"id":88,"by":78,"text":89},"23087368","That still doesn't change the proposition from the consumer side. I can do this thing with a fixed cost, and there are plenty of free shorteners out there. Just because you've…",{"value":91,"source":69,"evidence":92},"Landing page does not explain what the product does",[93,97],{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"23087464","abiogenesis","My 2 cents: Not the worst idea, but you should really explain what it does on your web site. Also a subscription per QR code is not very attractive and it's hard to keep track of…",{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"23086836","battery_cowboy","Honest question: why would anyone pay for this? Several dollars a month for a QR Code? Is this a few bucks a month for one code or for access to the API to make unlimited? 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