Not apologizing for them: they’re assholes. But I expect they have more traffic. Still not saying they’re right.
Comment on YouTube Premium family plan price update ($17.99/month -> $32.99/month!)
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Jesus, how do they justify that price?
They charge more than Netflix yet they don’t even make any of their own content?
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
It’s because you also get youtube music streaming included with it. If netflix had its own music streaming service bundled in their prices would be even higher than they are now.
aksdb@feddit.de 11 months ago
Music might really be their main problem. Basically every video has some music in it. If not in the foreground, then in the background. Even game soundtracks in Let’s Plays are often under license. So the moment someone plays any such video, the content mafia comes around the corner with their baseball bats in hand collecting their tolls.
So I assume if they have to pay for music any way, they figured they might as well include a tailored music listening experience with Premium.
ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
No, it was honestly just a replacement for google play music.
aksdb@feddit.de 10 months ago
My point was: they likely have to pay for licensed music to the content mafia, so they cannot really offer anything without including music in the pricing.