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      As I said, they are probably already on other platforms and have revenue from other platforms. All I'm saying is, if you have multiple revenue streams and one disappears, that's a loss of revenue regardless of being on other platforms. It's the opposite of growth.   If they have staff, with loss of revenue they may have to let staff go. Business's have multiple expenses. Those expenses will have to be adjusted based on how much revenue is lost. 
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