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Yet services like Netflix and Spotify thrive. Why? Because they are 1) easier to use than piracy "competitors" 2) they offer a fair deal without seemingly fleec
by KptMarchewa 7y ago
Yet services like Netflix and Spotify thrive. Why? Because they are 1) easier to use than piracy "competitors" 2) they offer a fair deal without seemingly fleecing you, like paying for individual articles.
- manigandham 7y agoIn my comment, I described how piracy is coming back because of too many subscription services. It certainly isn't as simple as just being easier to use, and there are issues with what people will pay for regardless of billing model. Spotify is barely thriving and took 13 years to make its first profit. It's precariously balanced with constant problems in artist payouts and catalogs. Netflix managed to grow by getting into the content production business but is seeing challenges there as costs rise. And both Netflix and Spotify distribute content that can be consumed multiple times. How many times are you going to read the same article? If the answer was as simple as an HN comment, the industry would've figured it out by now.