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1. jamesnorden · 1789987896 · focus · HN ↗

   They're turning streaming into regular TV again, absolute nonsense.

   1. DarkNova6 · 1789988163 · focus · HN ↗

      It's like paying for cable back in the day but you also get ads. The sheer audacity they think they can get away with because they consider themselves having a monopoly.

      1. WesolyKubeczek · 1789989835 · focus · HN ↗

         Back when I had cable it was all like 15 minutes of content blocks separated by 30-minute blocks of ad. Because fuck me, I guess.
      2. throwaway85825 · 1789990151 · focus · HN ↗

         They have a government granted temporary monopoly.

         1. mitxela · 1789990841 · focus · HN ↗

            Permanent monopoly, because you'll always be watching what's current today, not 70 years ago

            1. jl6 · 1790004891 · focus · HN ↗

               Kinda, but the back catalog has never been bigger or more valuable. There is good stuff from every era, and it only accumulates. What happens when the viewing mix is 10% new stuff, 90% classics?

               1. mahboi · 1790008087 · focus · HN ↗

                  buy DVDs I guess
      3. ymolodtsov · 1789993050 · focus · HN ↗

         Except you can cancel it from the next month with a few clicks.
      4. usef- · 1789993336 · focus · HN ↗

         Didn't cable have ads too?

         The amount of ads I see in life compared to the 90s is still drastically reduced.

         1. bigfishrunning · 1789997155 · focus · HN ↗

            Basic cable had ads, premium cable (HBO, Showtime, etc) usually only advertised future programming in between programs, but nothing during a program.

            1. [deleted] · 1790007431 · focus · HN ↗

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      5. tremon · 1790031934 · focus · HN ↗

         Not exactly, it's more like paying ten different cable companies at the same time.

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