Comment by svachalek
3 days ago
I'm absolutely the opposite. I'd do a reasonable pay per view on Netflix, but I don't want 73 different streaming subscriptions draining my account every month.
3 days ago
I'm absolutely the opposite. I'd do a reasonable pay per view on Netflix, but I don't want 73 different streaming subscriptions draining my account every month.
> I'd do a reasonable pay per view on Netflix
You know it's not going to be reasonable because Netflix management wants to show continued profit growth, ad infinitum.
Streaming micropayments will likely include dynamic pricing, timed availability, $0.99 pilots and $20 season finales, doubled pricing when you choose the ad-free option, , "membership fees" that are a subscription in disguise, among other terrible (for the consumer) tactics.
The pricing model is just one small component of the picture, and it cannot fix systemic problems with the studio model, consolidation, chasing infinite growth, and IP law.