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Re:NewPipe – The lightweight YouTube experience for Android by chii on Saturday November 04, 2023 @10:57PM (#38147627)
> But this isn’t about reduced bandwidth expenses, this is about maximising profit extraction.

Arent these goals one and the same?

Profit maximization is required under a capitalist system. By optimizig bandwidth expenses, you are achieving profit maximization.

Re:NewPipe – The lightweight YouTube experience for Android by hsbauauvhabzb on Sunday November 05, 2023 @02:39AM (#38149132)
No, the cost of bandwidth is less than their subscription value, presumably providing this option would result in less profit despite lower server costs, but they already have a global CDN so I assume it’s cost is relatively low anyway. I imagine if this was a path they wanted to go down, they could crowdsource it via chrome directly, without providing any positive value for users.