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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking

Netflix & all these streaming platforms have completely lost touch & they will lose more customers in the long run

To quote Gabe Newell on Piracy

"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable."

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah but for a publicly traded company, quarterly growth is the name of the game. If the numbers go down long enough, it's game over for them.

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Won't somebody please think about the shareholders?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I'll dance for them as I prance around the fire of their failed BSD l business model. Stupid, selfish cunts...

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

...with a baseball bat covered in nails. Rusty nails.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I don't know the context but I am aroused

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I'm crying for them.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

it's game over for them

Hopefully.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

then what's the point of pirating if you want the company to fail?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Piracy saves money. Reboots are literally cringe.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They don't even have to go down. Staying stable or even going up at a consistent rate are both considered failure states, or at least unfavorable. If the rate of growth is not itself growing then they start worrying.

It's insane.

this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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