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Users prefer no ads... these business models are crazy, why would anyone want to use a platform where every minute someone is trying to sell you something.
by thoughtstheseus 8y ago
Users prefer no ads... these business models are crazy, why would anyone want to use a platform where every minute someone is trying to sell you something.
- briandear 8y agoTry to get normal people to pay to use Facebook and your theory would be disproven. Of course users prefer no ads! But most users prefer free a whole lot more.
- chillacy 8y agoI think there was an article about someone out bidding the ad placement slots so they could browse in peace, seems like that might work.
- SpicyLemonZest 8y agoMost of the US still buys cable TV, even though ad free streaming sites are cheaper and widely known. The average person really doesn’t care about ads.
- dylan604 8y agoHow many use their DVR to skip those ads vs watching live?
- SpicyLemonZest 8y agoThe statistics I've seen indicate only about half of households that have a TV have a DVR. (And of course, not all households that have a DVR will fast forward through every ad.)
- darkpuma 8y agoUS consumers were initially sold on cable TV when they were told that because they'd be paying for it, there wouldn't be any ads. That was forgotten quickly, proving that collectively consumers are about as smart as a box of rocks.