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Re:Ask HN: What software subscriptions are worth paying for? by rhubarbtree on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @02:48AM (#44656387)
YouTube subscription is great but very overpriced. Streaming services are much cheaper and they produce original content. I just can’t justify double the price of Apple TV so I can watch content Google hasn’t produced.
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Re:Ask HN: What software subscriptions are worth paying for? by ElCapitanMarkla on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @03:15AM (#44656537)
Yeah I begrudgingly paid increase when it went from $19 to $29 NZD a month. My friend in Aus just got an email saying they were putting his up to $39 from $29 a month… it’s not worth that to me. If anything it’s a great excuse to watch less on there.
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Re:Ask HN: What software subscriptions are worth paying for? by rhubarbtree on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @01:06PM (#44661486)
It’s not so much paying the cost, so much as the fact that Google charges double for content it didn’t create. It isn’t adding a lot of value.

It’d make a lot more sense if it were Google maps, which adds tremendous value.

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