zero-cost

People will happily be zero-cost labor for others in appropriate circumstances, when for example YouTube gives them access to audiences/communities in return for providing free content; Linux contributors have lived with Red Hat making money indirectly on them.

Archive 2009-01-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

The “total cost” of music does not increase when you make a zero-cost duplicate of a song electronically, hence the marginal cost being zero.

Matthew Yglesias » The Futile Struggle Against Free Content 2010

It is possible to find a "zero-cost" mortgage like the one the Gessners chose, but be aware that you will pay those costs in another way, either with a higher loan amount or a higher interest rate.

Refinance in Under a Year? Maybe Amy Hoak 2010

He cited government programs giving large financial institutions access to zero-cost borrowing as artificially padding their bottom lines.

Matthew Yglesias » Grounds for Optimism 2010

These types of shares often have an effective zero-cost basis, so selling them would incur a sizable capital gain.

Keep the Stock, Donate the Beans Veronica Dagher 2011

Owning patents in those fields can make the difference between effectively having to pay a rent to another company for success in mobile, and being able to make a zero-cost cross-licensing agreement with the other business.

Google $900m patent bid aims to shore up Android against incoming lawsuits 2011

They also were able to secure a "zero-cost" mortgage, where the upfront costs normally associated with mortgages are folded into the new loan either through an increased loan amount or through a higher interest rate.

Refinance in Under a Year? Maybe Amy Hoak 2010

For example, a 4% mortgage could end up rising to 4.25% if the loan was a zero-cost mortgage, with $3,740 (the average closing cost for a $200,000 mortgage, according to Bankrate. com) paid by the lender, he said.

Refinance in Under a Year? Maybe Amy Hoak 2010

The “total cost” of music does not increase when you make a zero-cost duplicate of a song electronically, hence the marginal cost being zero.

Matthew Yglesias » The Futile Struggle Against Free Content 2010

But in a land of zero-cost distribution, with their primary competitive advantage further eroding every day, publishers need to establish their own direct link to consumers.

Barry Eisler: Paperback Earthworks and Digital eReaderTides 2010