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Not at all. All streaming services are moving to add a cheaper "with ads" option. This is about adding customers who wouldn't buy from them anyway, not screwing
by HWR_14 5y ago
Not at all. All streaming services are moving to add a cheaper "with ads" option. This is about adding customers who wouldn't buy from them anyway, not screwing their current customerbase.
- mc32 5y agoI dunno. I don't like it. Advertising undermines many many things in a digital world. Many say they would prefer paying $100 annually for an FB without algorithms and without advertising, same for Google. Obviously many people prefer the appearance of free. But that "free" is costing you more than $100 in value to advertisers. I hate having things underwritten by advertising and gamification. It corrupts services to their core. As the saying goes, you are not the customer any more, the advertisers are. That's the utter corruption.
- HWR_14 5y agoI agree with you. And I'd be upset if Netflix was forcing ads down my throat. But a lot of people prefer that trade, and it would be stupid of Netflix to ignore it.
- JMS2021 5y agoYo do realise that they'll increase the prices slowly so the price you pay for ad-free now will become ad-supported. You'll definitely be paying more than you are now to keep no ads.
- HWR_14 5y agoThat's possible. But even on a strictly short-term profit maximization kick, I don't think they raise prices that much. The premium for "ad free" has been settled by the market at about $5/mo for video streaming. They'll have to introduce their new plans at at least that below their current plan to get traction. Once they have that $5 separation, it'll be hard to raise the prices out of sync with one another.