Editing Blink (section)

====Business model====
In 2017, Blink cameras were free to use, though an optional "Blink Seecurity" system could be bought for $9.99/m or $19.99/m depending on the monitoring option.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/1/2/14052292/blink-camera-seecurity-price-date|title=Little Blink camera expands into whole-home security, for a price|first=Thomas|last=Ricker|work=TheVerge|date=2017-01-02|access-date=2025-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208013316/https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/1/2/14052292/blink-camera-seecurity-price-date|archive-date=2024-12-08|url-status=live}}</ref> The $90 million acquisition by Amazon was mostly in part to obtain the “energy-efficient processor technology” and to differentiate from other smart home companies with 2-year battery life for cameras.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/amazons-blink-unveils-new-security-camera-proprietary-chip-enables-two-year-battery-life/|title=Amazon’s Blink unveils new security camera with ‘exclusive’ chip and two-year battery life|first=Todd|last=Bishop|date=2019-05-09|access-date=2025-03-17|work=GeekWire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306095929/https://www.geekwire.com/2019/amazons-blink-unveils-new-security-camera-proprietary-chip-enables-two-year-battery-life/|archive-date=2024-03-06|url-status=live}}</ref> 

As of 2021, the business model of Blink relies on users  spending monthly or yearly on a Blink subscription plan after the purchase of the cameras.<ref name="SubAmazon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Plus-Plan-monthly-auto-renewal/dp/B08JHCVHTY|title=Blink Subscription Plus Plan with monthly auto-renewal|work=Amazon|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211004340/https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Plus-Plan-monthly-auto-renewal/dp/B08JHCVHTY|archive-date=2025-02-11|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the introduction of subscriptions, Blink significantly increased their user base by offering free cloud storage and devices with  battery life<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Blink-XT2-Outdoor-Security-included/dp/B096ZZ923V|title=Blink XT2 Outdoor/Indoor Smart Security Camera with cloud storage included, 2-way audio, 2-year battery life – 2 camera kit (Used Condition) |work=Amazon|access-date=2025-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908232302/https://www.amazon.com/Blink-XT2-Outdoor-Security-included/dp/B096ZZ923V?smid=A1KWJVS57NX03I&linkCode=sl1&tag=achrafourahoa-20&linkId=2ecbff960d0de3882b6c61a323b5e943&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl|archive-date=2021-09-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>