Re:Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrus...
by sparky_z on Thursday January 19, 2017 @09:36PM
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All those points could just as easily be used to argue that paid services are a superior business model to ad-supported services in general. Unfortunately, history doesn't bear that out. The revealed preferences of actual customers is different from what you and I think they should want. Just look at an app store.
For what it's worth, I'm with you. I'd rather pay a small fee to avoid ads (and I do so whenever available.) But I've come to the sad conclusion that we are a small minority of consumers. Better to accept that than fall prey to the is-ought fallacy.
Re:Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrus...
by Spooky23 on Thursday January 19, 2017 @10:46PM
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I bet they have low conversions anyway, because who in the hell wants to pay $2 fees for a $15 movie ticket?
They don't really save time, as you need to show up early for a seat in most places.
If one experience is awful and one is pleasant but 50c more then most aren't going to notice the difference.
Not to mention the effects on the advertiser, being disrupted from what I'm doing to see your ad makes me not want to see your movie.
For theatre's over reliance on advertising has already turned a lot of people away. We've all made and heard complaints about 20 minutes of advertising before a movie starts. The only thing they've got going for them anymore is timed exclusivity.