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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)
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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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    I don't think that producing content by itself is sustainable, but things that aren't quite profitable enough might be enough to be profitable overall with the reach and market share.

    I could totally be wrong, but it feels like they're fairly invested in D+, and I don't think it's because they want everyone to have access. After all, they had a "vault" for many years and only sold movies that were rotated out of the vault at the time.

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