Re:India’s Government Wants Total Control of the Internet
by newswasboring on Monday February 13, 2023 @01:02PM
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The thing is, this is sort of the reality we are living in. People are subscribing to a 100 different services. Niche streaming services are very popular, but I do agree you have to be the best at your niche to be viable. The whole profitability point you made is completely valid. There are indeed no numbers that I am aware of that say these are profitable.
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Re:India’s Government Wants Total Control of the Internet
by wkat4242 on Monday February 13, 2023 @01:20PM
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Really? I subscribe to maybe 10 services in my place. Energy, Internet, Mobile, VPS, and a couple of websites and patreons. No TV or streaming. And spotify I do on and off (when they have an offer for 3 months for 10 bucks).
As soon as a paid service goes subscription-only I drop it generally unless I really really need it.
I know not everyone is as anti-subscription as I am, but really, 100? Anything that pays "automatically" and auto-renews is something I have less control and visibility over so I'll do anything to avoid it.
Re:India’s Government Wants Total Control of the Internet
by newswasboring on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @02:03AM
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I thought it was understood that 100 was an exaggeration. But yes in my circle almost everyone has 5-6 media subscriptions. Some niche some not.