Amazon Prime Video content to start including ads next year

Post by kleinsch » Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 3:16 PM UTC

NickC25 wrote: post #69

Imagine a world where a guy worth over 150 billion dollars who owns a company worth over a trillion dollars and has a quasi-monopoly over the internet is in such desperate need of more money to the point where he's going to put advertising on his video platform, even though people already pay for the platform. Instead of raising prices moderately, or putting better content on the platform, they decide to instead put…

Post by Velofellow » Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 3:18 PM UTC

vladvasiliu wrote: post #130

transcriptase wrote: post #83

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Find me an unbranded pair of basketball shorts that will last 10 years, have consistent sizing, and cost less than $20 at an outlet and I’ll gladly buy them. I could gamble on “YAWHOHOMELIFE Men's Running Workout Shorts Training Gym Athletic Joggers Sweat Short Pants Quick Dry Breathable with Zip Pockets”, or pay like $5 more for a little white embroidered check mark and the aforementioned benefits without needing to…

What I've found is that "serious" equipment tends to have subdued branding, or at least has some options like that. I have a pair of basketball shorts that are still going strong after something like 12 years. They're Nike, but the logo is black on black, so barely visible if you don't look for it. Ditto for the basketball shoes. The logo is barely visible since it's the same color as the shoe. The shoes are somewhat…

Post by xhkkffbf » Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 3:20 PM UTC

Post by wildrhythms » Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 3:21 PM UTC

tzs wrote: post #143

rendall wrote: post #48

I flat out do not watch ads. If a platform has ads, I do not watch it full stop. I pay YouTube for no ads. If I lost that option, I would not watch YouTube. Same with all of the other streaming services. Netflix pushed it last year with preview rolls. It was barely acceptable/tolerable. But I will eagerly jettison any service that makes me pay for ads. Heck, I even look askance at people who willingly pay money to un…

Logos on shoes are useful. Here's how I used to buy shoes: 1. Go to a Payless ShoeSource store. 2. Find the sneaker (AKA trainers, tennis shoes, kicks, takkies, sportex, and many other names depending on where you are in the world) aisle. 3. Look at the logo on the shoes I'm wearing. 4. If they have the same shoes in my size, and I don't see any others that are noticeably less expensive, buy those shoes again. 5. If…

Post by Brendinooo » Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 3:25 PM UTC

kleinsch wrote: post #161

NickC25 wrote: post #69

Imagine a world where a guy worth over 150 billion dollars who owns a company worth over a trillion dollars and has a quasi-monopoly over the internet is in such desperate need of more money to the point where he's going to put advertising on his video platform, even though people already pay for the platform. Instead of raising prices moderately, or putting better content on the platform, they decide to instead put…

You ignored the first paragraph of the article that says you can pay for an ad-free option, which would qualify as “raising prices moderately” to me. Odds are near 100% that Amazon has been running Prime Video at a loss since it started. They spent $16B on content last year. They can stop producing so much content or they can find ways to make more money. Either way people will snark about how greedy they are for not…