Twitch can no longer afford to stay in South Korea
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#3Why didn't they just lower the allowed bitrates in Korea? That seems like a more reasonable option than just totally exiting.
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#4Why didn't they just lower the allowed bitrates in Korea? That seems like a more reasonable option than just totally exiting.
They already did that. 720. No one really wants to watch lower than that.
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#5Why is it so much more expensive in South Korea?
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#6Why is it so much more expensive in South Korea?
Because the sender pays for traffic
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#7See discussion from here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38539167
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#8I hope this tax will help SK's internet services and audience thrive :(
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#9Basically all about having a homegrown solutions for South Korea, so the money flows there rather than an international corporation.
What will be interesting is if that homegrown solution is also used overseas, as then other countries will have to consider whether to retaliate with a similar "tax".
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#10Why didn't they just lower the allowed bitrates in Korea? That seems like a more reasonable option than just totally exiting.
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