Exactly. “Sparking backlash” just means these people whined for 2 minutes like they always do, before reaching into their wallet once again.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
lol and they’ll raise prices again next year. and people will complain for a minute, then renew their sub
when is this going to stop being news?
Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Magnolia_@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Hello based department?
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is simply Business 101. Once you have a customer base you want to trade low-payers for high.
Did this with my computer business years ago. Woke up one day and said, “Why am I sweating these cheapskates that constantly bitch?” Fired them and kept the higher-paying, and less bitchy, clients. I was making more money for less effort and less overhead.
I don’t know what amazes me more, that people keep paying when they know the price will keep going up, or that people bitch and moan. Last I checked, YouTube access isn’t a human right. I’ll keep using it until these is no way around their ads, but I’m not paying them a dime.
Cypher@lemmy.world 1 month ago
YouTube has a monopoly and it’s no surprise people are frustrated, especially those who aren’t tech aware enough to continue blocking ads.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Exactly. My brother bought an accounting firm and is planning to do just that. You can probably double-dip as well by selling these customers to a competitor/new startup as referrals.