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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Everyone thinks they’re better at making business decisions than the financial analysts at major corporations lol
Yeah, these changes suck for the customers (/ex-customers) but do you really think that was a big part of the equation? They do not care about you and the research says they will make more money increasing the cost despite the backlash. And they’re almost definitely right.
Pretty good evidence towards breaking up the production and distribution segments if the industry.