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minus-squarebestelbus22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down9·2 months agoVideo hosting costs a lot of money. I wouldn’t expect that to be delivered for free
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoWell then make Premium a reasonable price. And just don’t provide stuff for free. Nobody forces alphabet to provide youtube without account and for free. It was a money sink since Google created it
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months ago Bough it Twish it! Pull it! (Yeah I know this joke is a stretch lmao)
minus-squareeyeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThey don’t provide stuff for free, they provide stuff in exchange for your data and to sell ads.
minus-squareHStone32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoThey had a good thing going. YouTube was far from unprofitable. But the skyrocketing density and plummeting quality of ads drove people to adblockers. I suspect though, the day will soon come when ad-space is no longer quite so valuable.
minus-squarebigFab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·2 months agoYoutube servers are terrible. Why not focus on offering a smoother experience? Then charge what you want.
minus-squarebestelbus22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoWhat’s terrible about them? I have no issues here in west Europe
Video hosting costs a lot of money. I wouldn’t expect that to be delivered for free
Well then make Premium a reasonable price.
And just don’t provide stuff for free. Nobody forces alphabet to provide youtube without account and for free.
It was a money sink since Google created it
Bough it
Twish it!
Pull it!
(Yeah I know this joke is a stretch lmao)
Stretch it!
They don’t provide stuff for free, they provide stuff in exchange for your data and to sell ads.
They had a good thing going. YouTube was far from unprofitable. But the skyrocketing density and plummeting quality of ads drove people to adblockers.
I suspect though, the day will soon come when ad-space is no longer quite so valuable.
Youtube servers are terrible. Why not focus on offering a smoother experience? Then charge what you want.
What’s terrible about them? I have no issues here in west Europe