Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal wrote that Netflix was planning to raise its prices once again. The streamer implemented its last hike in January 2022,...

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  • ZeroCool@feddit.chEnglish
    661·
    1 year ago

    Spot on. I expect within five or six years most streaming services will have priced ad-free plans out of the average person’s budget and then they’ll drop them entirely, citing a lack of consumer demand. There’s way more money to be made through cablefication.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
      194·
      1 year ago

      There’s way more money to be made through cablefication.

      I mean. Supposedly.

      But then again, cable is dead for a reason.

      • ZeroCool@feddit.chEnglish
        231·
        1 year ago

        I mean. Supposedly.

        But then again, cable is dead for a reason.

        Yes, and the reason cable is dead is specifically because streaming offered a more affordable, convenient, and ad-free option. Now that it’s pretty much the only legal game in town and every greedy fuck out there is trying to start their own streaming service the cablefication is well underway. You think the c-suite types give a single fuck about the long-term viability of their services? lol no. They’re here for short term profits. They’ll be carried off into the sunset by their golden parachute while you’re paying $45/mo to watch commericals on Netflix.

        • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          You think the c-suite types give a single fuck about the long-term viability of their services? lol no

          This is the madness. It really speaks to the emptiness that underlies whatever we call the philosophy that results in this kind of decision making. Modern MBA cult? Neo-liberalism?

          Christ, stop buying businesses just to break them people.

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
              121·
              1 year ago

              You can.

              1. Buy stock for a company that prioritizes steady sustainable growth instead of chasing an ever increasing profit margin.

              2. Plan to keep that stock for decades.

              3. Buy more stock as time goes on, never stop buying that stock.

              4. Pray that a giant conglomerate doesn’t decide to buy it.

              5. If a conglomerate buys it, dump stock immediately while everyone else is buying. Then reinvest it all into a new company.

              Repeat as needed.

              It’ll help good companies, and if enough do it, conglomerates might eventually not seeing gobbling every other company up as profitable.

    • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Not my money. Piracy is easier at this point anyway. Or God forbid I get a hobby or go outside.

      I’d seriously rather watch paint dry than watch commercials.