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I'm sure Netflix has churn; I'm sure they have clients that turn the service on for only a few months of the year; I'm NOT sure that is the majority, which is what I assumed you and I were referencing when quoting "people."

I'd literally pay 3-4x as much for the non-original content. Again, that is only 6-16hrs of content Netflix has to serve up, that is only remotely interesting. The convenience and paying for the business model I believe in does the rest.

If HBO offered its service unencumbered of cable subscriptions, I'd still find it less valuable than Netflix.



I don't even think the 8 bucks a month savings would ever be worth the hassle to subscribe/unsubscribe on any regular basis.

That's a brilliant pricing structure; one I never pay any attention to. They easily could get more out of me a month for the amount of value I get from it (and likely even more than that number if the quality of their unique content continues to shine).


This so very much. I find myself looking at software services, and apps, and saying $10? No way. But I'll buy a coffee or 2 a day without blinking. What's wrong with me/people? Why is stuff that's not physical so worthless?




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