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I think Steam is a fine counterpoint, given it was once extremely common to pirate PC games and many people just stopped bothering once it was easier to just bu
by mustacheemperor 9y ago
I think Steam is a fine counterpoint, given it was once extremely common to pirate PC games and many people just stopped bothering once it was easier to just buy it on Steam.[0]
I was happy to pay for Hulu until it took 3 ad breaks of 3 ads each (some demanding I "interact" by holding an additional 3 minutes of my time hostage if I refuse) to get through a 20 minute episode of a cartoon that aired on MTV in the mid 90s.
[0]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114391-Valves-Gabe-Newell-Says-Piracy-Is-a-Service-Problem http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114391-Valves-Gabe...
- zerocrates 9y agoIsn't that pretty much the same amount of ads you'd have seen if you'd actually watched it on MTV in the 90s? Or actually probably less? I avoid Hulu because of the ads too, and digital advertising is often more invasive (I haven't seen the "interact" thing you mention but it sounds awful). It's just interesting to me how much lower the tolerance for ads is between media.