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The forced ads on DVDs remains an important inflection point in the rise of digital media, I think. Early on one of the most common points in favour mentioned b
by dleslie 3y ago
The forced ads on DVDs remains an important inflection point in the rise of digital media, I think. Early on one of the most common points in favour mentioned by those advocating for digital-only media was that you simply weren't required to sit through advertisements.
I personally installed VLC for a number of folks simply because it allowed them to watch DVDs without advertisements. It was a meaningful draw.
Then Netflix came and offered a low-barrier service with a decent catalog and, importantly, no advertisements. I'm of the impression that the broadcasters and studios have hated that aspect of it the most, and are hell bent to return to forced advertisement views.
- JKCalhoun 3y agoI think I read someone else say that, if libraries weren't a thing already, the publishers would have never allowed them.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoads are money, and very few businesses can avoid the allure of them. It also comes down to the side of the consumer. Almost every-time people would pick free+ads over paid+no_ads. now, lower_pay+ads over higher_pay_to_remove_ads is a much more dubious premise, but the moder pricing tiers suggest that some do go for it.