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Old 11-18-2010, 05:47 PM  
xenigo
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit View Post
This is true but with one caveat. If the other guy can simply steal your higher quality product and still offer it for free, having better quality products does you no good. If you read my posts in this topic, that is what I've been saying over and over. Few will pay for your kobe beef if some asshole set up a shop next to you and is giving it away free.
And this is true... but with one caveat. Offering a product for free, and offering a similar product at $24.99 for a monthly subscription are two extreme opposites of the spectrum. There's a middle-ground in which people will part with their money, because searching for the free stuff - and risking the security of their machine (viruses, trojans, Active-X exploits, etc) is too much of a pain in the ass to save a few bucks.

Hulu Premium is now priced at $7.99 / month.

I think that price is the future of the recurring model.
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