• NotErisma [they/them, any]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    What an unusually comedic yet depressing final comments in the article:

    It’s an ironic end to the streaming wars. After pouring billions and billions of dollars into constructing supposedly revolutionary streaming platforms, and decimating the business models that had offered the industry stability for decades, the ultimate product looks awfully similar to what companies and consumers were trying to break free from in the first place.

    Im just gonna parrot what the other person remarked because what they said is pretty on point: I mean this is basically inevitable. We know that capitalism doesn’t actually seek the lowest price as its evangelists usually preach, but the highest - and so there is no way that streaming will not balloon over time to a price comparable to the cable TV plans of the past.

    Yarrr

    • r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      To be fair, capitalism seeks the lowest market clearance price. Until price hikes start showing a lower net return, prices will go up.

      Not that I care, me cap’n’s hat never left the boat.