I have a feeling we will see a similar (but much slower) cycle with online video as we do with online image hosting. Every few years a new image host pops up s

I have a feeling we will see a similar (but much slower) cycle with online video as we do with online image hosting. Every few years a new image host pops up since the incumbents are getting so terrible, they promise the world and get popular until one day they need to start paying for the service and introduce ads, then they stop hotlinking, offer pro accounts, and need to manage takedowns and illegal content. Soon they look the same as the service they were meant to replace. And then like clockwork, someone comes along who thinks they can do it better, and it all starts over. I can easily see this playing out with video, but much slower due to everything being bigger, and due to the network effects that at least YouTube currently has.