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Originally Posted by mmcfadden
Well the difference is live girls... it's hard to steal live girls and put them on a site without them making money. Not enough money to keep the girls happy in advertising/tube model.
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Forget live girls. That's not the point.
Think cams giving away a ton of free content, and without affiliates. If it works for MFC, why wouldn't it work for others? How does an affiliate-free model work for the bulk of people here?
Even if some cam sponsors kept the affiliate model, once they begin giving away more explicit content - and they will to remain competitive - it means lower overall sales, because at least some percentage of the buyers will satisfy themselves with fewer live shows.
Or put it this way: If a guy used to spend $25 a week at a cam spot in order to get interactivity AND graphic content, if he gets pseudo-interactive and graphic content for free there's no reason to suspect he'll continue to drop $25 a week. He'll continue to spend, but it won't be at the same levels, because at least some of his needs are taken care of at no $$ to him.