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This is reasonable. However, I don't like being forced to also pay for their music streaming service because I already pay for (and prefer) a different service.

_fat_santa 4y ago
If you watch a lot of youtube video's it's worth it for just the ad-free experience alone. I actually did some math a while back and figured out based on my hourly bill rate that it's technically costing me money to not pay for YT premium (that is the time spent watching ads times my bill rate was greater than the monthly subscription cost).
- happymellon 4y ago
  Firefox gives me a great ad-free YouTube experience.
  - _fat_santa 4y ago
    If I only watched YT on the browser sure. But I mainly get it so I can go without ads on mobile and on my TV. Yes I know there are apps like Vanced but I personally find it worth it not have to always look for workarounds.
    - happymellon 4y ago
      I'm referring to watching it on mobile. Firefox lets me run YouTube in the background too. I don't watch YouTube on the TV. The experience is horrific.
  - throwaway5959 4y ago
    Yes but then creators and YouTube don’t get paid.
    - zamalek 4y ago
      I don't care about YouTube getting paid, but apparently YT Premium is lucrative for the creators (in comparison to ads). It's a very cheap way to support the people who make the content that you enjoy.
    - happymellon 4y ago
      I honestly was fine before when there was only one ad, but now that YouTube ads are as long as some of the clips I watch I generally avoid it. When people use YouTube, I'll use Firefox.
Tijdreiziger 4y ago
The Premium Lite subscription doesn’t include Music.
- pledg 4y ago
  Seems to be a pilot and it available in all regions.
- diebeforei485 4y ago
  Not available in my region (USA).
Mindwipe 4y ago
You're not really, it just doesn't cost YouTube any more in terms of licensing the music for their music streaming service than it does to clear the rights for YouTube Premium, so they literally may as well include it. A YouTube Premium lite is available in a few territories, but where it isn't that's because the music situation means it could cost single cents a month less than the full service and therefore isn't worth doing.

_fat_santa 4y ago

If you watch a lot of youtube video's it's worth it for just the ad-free experience alone. I actually did some math a while back and figured out based on my hourly bill rate that it's technically costing me money to not pay for YT premium (that is the time spent watching ads times my bill rate was greater than the monthly subscription cost).

happymellon 4y ago
Firefox gives me a great ad-free YouTube experience.
- _fat_santa 4y ago
  If I only watched YT on the browser sure. But I mainly get it so I can go without ads on mobile and on my TV. Yes I know there are apps like Vanced but I personally find it worth it not have to always look for workarounds.
  - happymellon 4y ago
    I'm referring to watching it on mobile. Firefox lets me run YouTube in the background too. I don't watch YouTube on the TV. The experience is horrific.
- throwaway5959 4y ago
  Yes but then creators and YouTube don’t get paid.
  - zamalek 4y ago
    I don't care about YouTube getting paid, but apparently YT Premium is lucrative for the creators (in comparison to ads). It's a very cheap way to support the people who make the content that you enjoy.
  - happymellon 4y ago
    I honestly was fine before when there was only one ad, but now that YouTube ads are as long as some of the clips I watch I generally avoid it. When people use YouTube, I'll use Firefox.

Tijdreiziger 4y ago

The Premium Lite subscription doesn’t include Music.

pledg 4y ago
Seems to be a pilot and it available in all regions.
diebeforei485 4y ago
Not available in my region (USA).

Mindwipe 4y ago

You're not really, it just doesn't cost YouTube any more in terms of licensing the music for their music streaming service than it does to clear the rights for YouTube Premium, so they literally may as well include it. A YouTube Premium lite is available in a few territories, but where it isn't that's because the music situation means it could cost single cents a month less than the full service and therefore isn't worth doing.