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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  • Katana314@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The low price was always just a strategy to get people invested. Joke’s on them, I find it easy to switch streaming services now. If all my familiar apps are charging $20 a month, I’ll check out what’s showing on a newfangled app that’s trying to drive up its subscribers with a $5/year promotion.