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Not too many, but we were talking specifically about YouTube, not some theoretical every-company. If you'll recall, my initial point in this thread was that it
by calambrac 17y ago
Not too many, but we were talking specifically about YouTube, not some theoretical every-company. If you'll recall, my initial point in this thread was that it was kind of dumb to point to YouTube as if it were anything like a typical internet company.
- javanix 17y agoAnd if you look at my original point, you'll see that I was trying to point out that not everything can stay free and ad-minimal forever. I was simply using YouTube as an example of something that, absent of Google deciding to run it at a significant loss for 5 years (far from certain), will have to change its operating methods to something less pleasant to the consumer.
- calambrac 17y agoWhere in our thread did I dispute that 'not everything can stay free and ad-minimal forever'? The only thing I ever said was that YouTube wasn't a good example supporting your point, because it was in a completely different situation from most of the rest of the web, and that because of its unique situation, it actually could continue on at a loss for quite a while longer than most. In other words, you were kind of right, but for the entirely wrong reason.