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Old 07-07-2013, 11:54 AM  
fuzebox
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Originally Posted by Bman View Post
I would think a percentage of people would...since a large percentage isnt paying at all.
I guess I disagree. A system really needs critical mass for micropayments to become feasible, I only see a small site or network being hurt by switching to a micropayment based system. Buying a $30 chunk of virtual currency isn't even micropayment at all, it's just spending that same $30 in a different way. It's the same uphill battle of convincing the user to pay for porn. It also provides less value to the surfer (they have to pay to watch each video, rather than being able to watch as many as they want), AND less profit for the webmaster (that $30 can be stretched over an indefinite amount of time, rather than rebilling at the same rate every month).
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