this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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Cable TV exists
Customers hate it and people start pirating
Netflix comes around, other streaming services
People happy, piracy goes down
Streaming services go back to the way cable was, increased prices, reduced content, started bundling shit you don't want.
Customers start pirating again
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Maybe if we put ads in and take away the ability to download content foe offline use?