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> One simple answer would be that at all points, company's act like the ads are worth a lot more to then then any level of payment a customer will accept. The
by jacooper 2y ago
> One simple answer would be that at all points, company's act like the ads are worth a lot more to then then any level of payment a customer will accept.
The unfortunate reality is this does seem to be the case.
Netflix was getting so much more money from the ad supported tier that they discontinued any ad-free one close to its price, and that's for a subscription product.
think how attractive that will be a for a one time purchase like Windows.
- worldsayshi 2y agoHuh, Netflix has ads? Has this only rolled out in stone regions?
- michaelt 2y agoAccording to https://help.netflix.com/en/node/24926 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/24926 in the UK Standard with adverts: £4.99 / month Standard: £10.99 / month Premium: £17.99 / month So less than half price with adverts. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean ads bring in £6/user/month - this could be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination with the ads just being obnoxious enough to motivate people who can afford it to upgrade.