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Streaming video is not a proprietary technology. There is nothing stopping governments from offering free video streaming infrastructure. Other than governmen
by lotsofpulp 2y ago
Streaming video is not a proprietary technology.
There is nothing stopping governments from offering free video streaming infrastructure. Other than governments/voters not wanting to pay for it.
- xigoi 2y agoThere already are other video hosting services. The problem is that most videos are on YouTube.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoThen the next conclusion would be the problem is that other video hosting services do not sufficiently incentivize people to upload videos to them. Although, I would disagree with the premise considering the popularity of TikTok/Instagram.
- xigoi 2y agoUnfortunately, due to the network effect, the main incentive for YouTube is that all the videos are already there.
- Razengan 2y agoApp stores are not a proprietary technology. There is nothing stopping governments from offering free app store infrastructure. Other than governments/voters not wanting to pay for it.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoIrrelevant to this topic about video streaming services, but correct, yes. The government is also free to spend the money to R&D new devices such as smartphones. And medicine (incl paying for the expensive trials to prove safety and efficacy).