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Some of the websites that do that have solid content though. Not good enough for me to pay them though so I end up clicking the back button and using alternativ
by richardknop 9y ago
Some of the websites that do that have solid content though. Not good enough for me to pay them though so I end up clicking the back button and using alternative sources.
- tehlike 9y agosoon, someone will implement one-subscription for online content - something like netflix.
- Griffinsauce 9y agoAlready happening in some form with Blendle. It will always be bundles though, the internet is too huge.
- tehlike 9y agowhy? what if sites are rewarded based on time user spends on it actively? what if websites just sign up to be part of the network, and uses common api (think: subscriptionService.isPaidUser() { show content } else { say "sorry" }
- njharman 9y agoYou realize that everyone CBS, Disney, everyone is starting their own subscription service and (for many) pulling out of Netflix. Besides grasping at maintaining stranglehold over distribution. They are hoping to replicate the cable model. Pay for the base package where all the crap no one wants is, then pay for all these extra premium packages.
- djsumdog 9y agoIt's kinda like the channels a-la-carte they've fought against for two decades.
- eli 9y agoThis idea has been Coming Soon for decades. But maybe that's ok. I really like that I can visit the vast majority of links I click on for free.
- hellbanner 9y agoDo you think this will collapse if adblock becomes 90% ubiquitous?
- eli 9y agoWell, the sites that currently fund operations through ads would have to fund them some other way, right? I think many of them would transition to other business models, scale back, or go away completely. I think you'd also see a sharp rise in types of sponsorships that look less like traditional ads and aren't as blockable, like when The Onion has funny original content about cooking at home brought to you by Blue Apron.