Comment on Twitch Will Shut Down Its Streaming Platform in South Korea

• glimse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It says they operated at a loss in SK. If that’s true, I wouldn’t wanna, either.

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  • schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Dang, stores better get rid of their loss leaders than.

    Sometimes you gotta take a small loss for the overall benefit of the company/system.

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    • superduperenigma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      How is remaining in an unprofitable market a “loss leader”?

      Sometimes you gotta take a small loss for the overall benefit of the company/system.

      You really don’t think Twitch did some analysis on this matter before making a decision? Or do you just figure that your uninformed assumptions about their financials are more accurate than their internal analysis?

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      • schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Negative press costs money too. There will be unforeseen costs related to this move.

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    • DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Loss leaders work because customers will purchase other products/services. Operating in a market at a loss isn't what a loss leader is.

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    • iegod@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Gaming nerds dictating how business should operate is one of the funniest things to observe.

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    • glimse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I dunno man, neither of us are financial analysts for Twitch

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    • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Or just remove what’s costing you so much?

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      • schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Which would cost you more in the end, so if removing it costs more, you keep it in.

        That’s what’s a loss leader is……

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      • MolochAlter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Can’t remove a tax without lobbying or breaking the law.

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  • WoodlandAlliance@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      What the actual fuck are you talking about? A simple google search shows that Amazon very much makes a profit. Do some basic research first before posting bullshit please.

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    • nave@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Amazons last financial report has its profit at $10 billion dollars.

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    • iegod@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wha

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• CluckN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I also didn’t know that South Korea charges extra for foreign content providers which is also pretty aggressive.

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• DarkThoughts@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There's no "don't wanna" unless there's a "can't" due to not being able to make a profit. If they could they would. It's simple as that.

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