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> Media companies are gross. I'm shocked, shocked I say, to hear that these companies are acting according to their own self interest. > It's a damn shame the

> Media companies are gross. I'm shocked, shocked I say, to hear that these companies are acting according to their own self interest. > It's a damn shame the media producers didn't just put all their shit on Netflix for one low price Except it wouldn't be 'one low price', it would be 'whatever Netflix feels like charging' because in that situation Netflix would have a monopoly on media distribution. And for the same reason, media producers would get paid whatever Netflix deigns to give them.

the_af 4y ago
> I'm shocked, shocked I say, to hear that these companies are acting according to their own self interest That's a non-answer. Media companies could act in their own self interest and also not be gross. Instead of taking things away (i.e. removing stuff that used to be available) they could offer extra benefits to subscribers who stayed long term. Is it hard to think of these benefits without screwing us over? Maybe, but I don't care, they should move their asses or get the hell out of this business. I've zero sympathy for their "plight". Because you know, us consumers always have the option of piracy: free, high quality, available whenever we want, and it's never going away. So media companies better shape up and offer us the better product.
- Jare 4y ago
  > extra benefits to subscribers who stayed long term. Indeed! That's partly the model of many game subscription services (PS+, etc), where (simplified description) each month you're subbed you can add a few games to your catalog, and you can only play your catalog while you're subbed.