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We need bundles of subscriptions. If I pay 10$ for netflix, you can't pay 5 for a todolist. But i would pay 15 for netflix + todolist + calendard + others thi

We need bundles of subscriptions. If I pay 10$ for netflix, you can't pay 5 for a todolist. But i would pay 15 for netflix + todolist + calendard + others things.

burlesona 9y ago
This is coming, I think it's just hard work to be an effective aggregator. SetApp[1] is a good example of what I think will be more common in the future, plus things like TMobile paying for Netflix. [1]: https://setapp.com https://setapp.com
na85 9y ago
Bundles are the reason that TV subscriptions got so odious. Setapp and other businesses will inevitably game the bundles to maximize profits and once again we'll be in a user-hostile environment. Want netflix? You have to subscribe to the uber-ultra-premium-HD bundle which costs $200/mo and comes with 500 other apps that you'll never use, but think of the value!
hinkley 9y ago
I don’t know about where you are, but here there are two cellular networks that give you a 480p Netflix account for the life of your contract. I mean it’s not gonna cause you to cancel your netflix subscription but you might cut back on the simultaneous streams to save a few bucks.
- sametmax 9y ago
  My cellular network cost 25$ a month, I don't see where they would fit the netflix contract cost in there.
  - hinkley 9y ago
    It’s probably cross marketing. Each side takes a couple dollars of loss for the increased in signups. Like when amazon made a partnership with coin star. If you get an amazon gift card you don’t pay the coin counting fee, and amazon pays coinstar half the fee value.
brewdad 9y ago
My NY Times subscription came bundled with Spotify Premium for a fair discount vs paying for both separately. I'm coming up on the end of my 1 yr commitment. I think I'll be keeping Spotify but the Times has been disappointing over the past year. I saw today that Hulu and Spotify are bundling, maybe that's where I'll end up.

We need bundles of subscriptions. If I pay 10$ for netflix, you can't pay 5 for a todolist. But i would pay 15 for netflix + todolist + calendard + others things.

burlesona 9y ago

This is coming, I think it's just hard work to be an effective aggregator. SetApp[1] is a good example of what I think will be more common in the future, plus things like TMobile paying for Netflix. [1]: https://setapp.com https://setapp.com

na85 9y ago

Bundles are the reason that TV subscriptions got so odious. Setapp and other businesses will inevitably game the bundles to maximize profits and once again we'll be in a user-hostile environment. Want netflix? You have to subscribe to the uber-ultra-premium-HD bundle which costs $200/mo and comes with 500 other apps that you'll never use, but think of the value!

hinkley 9y ago

I don’t know about where you are, but here there are two cellular networks that give you a 480p Netflix account for the life of your contract. I mean it’s not gonna cause you to cancel your netflix subscription but you might cut back on the simultaneous streams to save a few bucks.

sametmax 9y ago
My cellular network cost 25$ a month, I don't see where they would fit the netflix contract cost in there.
- hinkley 9y ago
  It’s probably cross marketing. Each side takes a couple dollars of loss for the increased in signups. Like when amazon made a partnership with coin star. If you get an amazon gift card you don’t pay the coin counting fee, and amazon pays coinstar half the fee value.

brewdad 9y ago

My NY Times subscription came bundled with Spotify Premium for a fair discount vs paying for both separately. I'm coming up on the end of my 1 yr commitment. I think I'll be keeping Spotify but the Times has been disappointing over the past year. I saw today that Hulu and Spotify are bundling, maybe that's where I'll end up.