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People are willing to pay, and they're not responding to customer demand. How many of these people don't have cable or satellite? Really now if you already hav

People are willing to pay, and they're not responding to customer demand. How many of these people don't have cable or satellite? Really now if you already have cable (and I know very few that don't) then you already have the ability to pay, and get HBOGo

3pt14159 14y ago
I have cable internet, but I don't have cable or a TV for that matter. It is 2012, my computer monitor is larger than the TV I had as a kid (both in size and, of course, pixels). The shows I can watch legally I do.
Lexarius 14y ago
I do not have cable or satellite. When I want to see something, I check Amazon, Hulu, or similar places. If I can't find anyone willing to take my money in exchange for a stream, I then consider alternatives that do not involve making contracts with cable/dish companies.
- swah 14y ago
  Its crazy if you think about it: there are dozens of teams working for free (probably pulling all nighters) to translate subtitles to brazilian portuguese so the other folks that don't speak english can see the shows only a couple days later that they appear in US. They are truly fans of the series, but they're all pirating this content. But its hard for me to just say that they're motherfucking thieves. If they could just sit back and pay x<=5 bucks to see this show with comfort - would they? I would.
Arelius 14y ago
I think a significant amount. My sample is biased, I know a bunch of very active people in SF, but I'm not sure anyone I interact with weekly has cable or satellite.
swah 14y ago
Sooner or later, if Netflix achieves some combination of quality/price/offering around the world people will abandon conventional cable very quickly (or whatever we call cable: I mean something that 95% of the time is airing stuff I don't care about). I'll be honest: I have cable right now because I live with my parents and they probably wouldn't understand how Netflix works. Also Netflix is in the first days in Brazil. But living by myself it would be an obvious superfluous expense to cut.
scott_s 14y ago
raises hand I have internet through Verizon's FIOS, and I don't do any of their tv deals. I use streaming Netflix as my stand-by, and I purchase movies and shows à la carte from the PlayStation Network or Amazon's streaming service through my PS3. Everything I watch is legit.
gte910h 14y ago
A lot of people <35 don't have cable.

3pt14159 14y ago

I have cable internet, but I don't have cable or a TV for that matter. It is 2012, my computer monitor is larger than the TV I had as a kid (both in size and, of course, pixels). The shows I can watch legally I do.

Lexarius 14y ago

I do not have cable or satellite. When I want to see something, I check Amazon, Hulu, or similar places. If I can't find anyone willing to take my money in exchange for a stream, I then consider alternatives that do not involve making contracts with cable/dish companies.

swah 14y ago
Its crazy if you think about it: there are dozens of teams working for free (probably pulling all nighters) to translate subtitles to brazilian portuguese so the other folks that don't speak english can see the shows only a couple days later that they appear in US. They are truly fans of the series, but they're all pirating this content. But its hard for me to just say that they're motherfucking thieves. If they could just sit back and pay x<=5 bucks to see this show with comfort - would they? I would.

Arelius 14y ago

I think a significant amount. My sample is biased, I know a bunch of very active people in SF, but I'm not sure anyone I interact with weekly has cable or satellite.

swah 14y ago

Sooner or later, if Netflix achieves some combination of quality/price/offering around the world people will abandon conventional cable very quickly (or whatever we call cable: I mean something that 95% of the time is airing stuff I don't care about). I'll be honest: I have cable right now because I live with my parents and they probably wouldn't understand how Netflix works. Also Netflix is in the first days in Brazil. But living by myself it would be an obvious superfluous expense to cut.

scott_s 14y ago

raises hand I have internet through Verizon's FIOS, and I don't do any of their tv deals. I use streaming Netflix as my stand-by, and I purchase movies and shows à la carte from the PlayStation Network or Amazon's streaming service through my PS3. Everything I watch is legit.

gte910h 14y ago

A lot of people <35 don't have cable.