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minus-squarebestelbus22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down7·8 days agoVideo hosting costs a lot of money. I wouldn’t expect that to be delivered for free
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 days 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-squareeyeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoThey don’t provide stuff for free, they provide stuff in exchange for your data and to sell ads.
minus-squareHStone32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days 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-up3arrow-down2·8 days agoYoutube servers are terrible. Why not focus on offering a smoother experience? Then charge what you want.
minus-squarebestelbus22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days 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
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