Op-ed: Apps promised to free us from ad-supported subscription bundles. Oops!
For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.
The reason I buy games is because pirating them is more trouble than just paying for them.
Now with video streaming, the value add was that I didn’t even need to have to go search for something, it was just all there for a small fee.
Now for that fee, I still have to search for stuff (klwhich streaming service is it on in the first place), juggle subscriptions, and also, in some cases, have to watch ads. Why would I do that when the old ways of the sea are more convenient again?
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One option, if your use case supports it, is to hop around the streaming services. We generally subscribe to one or zero for a month at a time.
The reason I buy games is because pirating them is more trouble than just paying for them.
Now with video streaming, the value add was that I didn’t even need to have to go search for something, it was just all there for a small fee.
Now for that fee, I still have to search for stuff (klwhich streaming service is it on in the first place), juggle subscriptions, and also, in some cases, have to watch ads. Why would I do that when the old ways of the sea are more convenient again?
Arrrrr, matey!
They forget pirating video is really really easy
The funny part is that they don’t even care. They’ve already made their money. Best you can do is to try to get them to see the downside.