I think the jury's still out on this one. Most active Facebook users would say they're willing to pay a few bucks a month to keep using it, and there are many successful consumer products using a freemium model.
If App.net's ARPU can hit about $120 (100x that of Facebook), then it can capture only 1% of the market and be equally successful.
If App.net's ARPU can hit about $120 (100x that of Facebook), then it can capture only 1% of the market and be equally successful.