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by: moviePig - Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:13 UTC

On 4/19/2022 11:56 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On Apr 19, 2022 at 7:58:33 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> https://deadline.com/2022/04/netflix-advertising-streaming-reed-hastings-1235006083/
>>
>> Netflix Will Add Advertising In "Next Year Or Two"; Co-CEO Reed Hastings
>> Finally Concedes "Consumer Choice" Prompting Cheaper Plan
>
> I don't have a problem with this if they come up with cheaper plans than they
> have now and shove them full of ads.
>
> What will really frost my berries is if they shove ads into the current plans
> and then make you pay *more* to get rid of them.

With "costs" an ever-fluid concept, the difference between those two
strategies will be purely a matter of Netflix's spin. Still, purging
advertising from an optional medium isn't a basic human right.

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