Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen
by rchaud on Thursday November 23, 2023 @02:39PM
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> They can and they have. YouTube Premium exists! You can pay for it!
No they haven't. YT Premium price goes up by a significant amount each year, without a corresponding increase in value. That's not a business model, it's an experiment to see what the profitability price point is.
If they knew what it was, they could go Netflix and make it paid-only. But then they'd lose out on all the sweet sweet ad revenue which apparently still doesn't cover the bills.
Since they haven't reached it, and since 95% of their audience still accesses it with ads,
No they haven't. YT Premium price goes up by a significant amount each year, without a corresponding increase in value. That's not a business model, it's an experiment to see what the profitability price point is.
If they knew what it was, they could go Netflix and make it paid-only. But then they'd lose out on all the sweet sweet ad revenue which apparently still doesn't cover the bills.
Since they haven't reached it, and since 95% of their audience still accesses it with ads,