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Problem is, you can't put the genie back in the bottle. If they cripple Hulu because its popularity is threatening traditional TV, people aren't going to forget

Problem is, you can't put the genie back in the bottle. If they cripple Hulu because its popularity is threatening traditional TV, people aren't going to forget that it existed. They like watching via the web. The question is whether the networks want to provide the content or let someone else do it.

Retric 16y ago
The thing is they still treat Hulu like it's cable / network TV with a crippled DVR. The most recent 2-4 episodes for a lot of content, and they randomly drop episodes with little warning. Granted, I watch a lot of Hulu content, but mostly it's amine that's not on cable TV. I also have a full cable TV subscription (HBO etc) even though I watch vary little content. I would pay 100+$ a month to watch Hulu without commercials and an extra 100+$ a month to add the missing cable content. Technically there is nothing preventing them from making a lot of money off me, but instead they added a pointless hulu+ subscription which literally added less than 6 hours of content I have any interest in seeing.
- hugh3 16y ago
  I would pay 100+$ a month to watch Hulu without commercials and an extra 100+$ a month to add the missing cable content. You'd pay more than two hundred bucks a month just to watch TV? That seems like a lot.
  - Retric 16y ago
    My FIOS bill is just over 200$ a month for TV + 35/35 mbps internet and most channels have commercials.
    - hugh3 16y ago
      Yeek. I pay $45 a month for internet and... nothing for TV. Well, I pay $15 a month for Netflix and that ensures that there's always something I can watch when I feel like watching something.
      - Retric 16y ago
        Well I do have a roommate so I am only really spending 40$ a month more than you. Anyway, compared to our 3+k/month rent it's just not that important IMO. PS: First time I saw a 200+$/month electric bill we had a chat about running so many servers ;-)

Retric 16y ago

The thing is they still treat Hulu like it's cable / network TV with a crippled DVR. The most recent 2-4 episodes for a lot of content, and they randomly drop episodes with little warning. Granted, I watch a lot of Hulu content, but mostly it's amine that's not on cable TV. I also have a full cable TV subscription (HBO etc) even though I watch vary little content. I would pay 100+$ a month to watch Hulu without commercials and an extra 100+$ a month to add the missing cable content. Technically there is nothing preventing them from making a lot of money off me, but instead they added a pointless hulu+ subscription which literally added less than 6 hours of content I have any interest in seeing.

hugh3 16y ago
I would pay 100+$ a month to watch Hulu without commercials and an extra 100+$ a month to add the missing cable content. You'd pay more than two hundred bucks a month just to watch TV? That seems like a lot.
- Retric 16y ago
  My FIOS bill is just over 200$ a month for TV + 35/35 mbps internet and most channels have commercials.
  - hugh3 16y ago
    Yeek. I pay $45 a month for internet and... nothing for TV. Well, I pay $15 a month for Netflix and that ensures that there's always something I can watch when I feel like watching something.
    - Retric 16y ago
      Well I do have a roommate so I am only really spending 40$ a month more than you. Anyway, compared to our 3+k/month rent it's just not that important IMO. PS: First time I saw a 200+$/month electric bill we had a chat about running so many servers ;-)