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Originally Posted by stocktrader23
Price points. I just watched Seasons 1 through 4 of Burn Notice on NetFlix and still have thousands of other things that I can check out. I don't get access to one content provider, I get access to piles of them for a very low price. Funny that they spent more on one show than you will ever spend on your own sites but you want triple the price.
Oh, and I guess you could say they have other revenue streams before it hits NetFlix. They sure do, they sell the seasons on DVD which could easily be done with porn (pay once and download) and they license the content to television stations that mix in some ads to generate their own profit. Sound familiar? It should, because the exact model tubes operate on.
The paysite model isn't dying, the $29.95 per month for whatever paysites YOU shit out onto the internet is what is dying. If someone got access to a large chunk of sites from multiple providers $29.95 might even fly for awhile.
You know, it's not even like it matters if you see the big picture or not. Someday soon someone will go with price points that make a much larger segment of consumers happy and you will have something else to complain about. My bet is on Manwin since they are the only ones making such bold moves lately.
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Why are you talking about "my" sites that I "shit out". You're too scared to post anything you make which makes you the only marketing guy on Earth whose business model is keeping his product a secret.
I'm happy to debate with you, but you have no right to bash other sites unless you post one of your own. So stay on topic without the personal attacks unless you have the balls to show what it is you do that is so original.
But besides that, the reason HBO costs slightly less is because more people subscribe to it since it appeals to a larger market. You always pay more for a niche product with a smaller customer base. For example, a company that makes armored cars sells them for hundreds of thousands of dollars because the market is so small for them, while Ford can sell a car for under $20K.
HBO costs nearly the same as a porn membership, yet they have literally tens of thousands of times the number of subscribers and the benefits of economies of scale. By that comparison, HBO is way overpriced compared to a porn site.