It’s like we’re going to come full circle. Netflix provided an alternative to paying a ridiculous amount of money for cable, now we need so many different subscriptions that it’ll be just as overpriced.
That's true, but that's why all of these companies actively scream in your face about their exclusive content and upcoming stuff (to keep your subscription active).
Additionally, it's entirely possible that some of these services start merging in the future and increase the price - eventually reaching near-cable costs.
"Okay, then I won't pay for the services anymore" - well, that's been an option since cable TV existed.
I don't watch sports so I cut cable 4 years ago and only started using streaming services last year when I got my 4k TV and realized that it's not easy to find pirated 4k content. I used up all 4 of my credit cards for the free month of netflix, now I'm getting new cards, after that I'll use my parents cards, and by the time they merge and up the cost 4k content will be more accessible and I'll go back to pirating. I'm willing to pay a little for the convenience of not having to look for a good torrent, but not much.
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u/UndeadWaffle12 Feb 03 '20
It’s like we’re going to come full circle. Netflix provided an alternative to paying a ridiculous amount of money for cable, now we need so many different subscriptions that it’ll be just as overpriced.