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Originally Posted by Mr. Billy
Of course free trumps paid now in the minds of the surfer. We have helped them think that way.
The best thing that could happen here now that the big companies are encouraging using all of our content for free, would be for us to return to the days where we actually sold memberships and insist upon them for the viewing of our content.
We have simply forgotten that membership can have value in the minds of the customer.
I don't think the big companies will want to give all their content away for free if we no longer do it.
If we know that the customer always wants something new then we simply stop allowing our content to be available on that basis. Thusly degrading the value of the free sites.
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You need to stop with the "we we we" stuff. WE have not forgotten the value of a membership, we see it every time a member stops renewing and starts visiting tube sites, instead. And if you ask me, the free content problem started LONNNNNNNG before tube sites ever came into play.
If you're suggesting that all video should be streaming flash only, you should also be aware that it isn't too difficult to hijack that, as well. If that's not what you're talking about, then let us know your solution because I, among others, am all ears.