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Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking (7news.com.au)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking

Netflix & all these streaming platforms have completely lost touch & they will lose more customers in the long run

To quote Gabe Newell on Piracy

"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable."

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They have billions of dollars i have hundreds. I'm sure they'll survive me not giving them any of my hard earned money

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Yeah but for a publicly traded company, quarterly growth is the name of the game. If the numbers go down long enough, it's game over for them.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Won't somebody please think about the shareholders?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I'll dance for them as I prance around the fire of their failed BSD l business model. Stupid, selfish cunts...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fuck em

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

...with a baseball bat covered in nails. Rusty nails.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

I don't know the context but I am aroused

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I'm crying for them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

it's game over for them

Hopefully.

[–] refalo 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

then what's the point of pirating if you want the company to fail?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Piracy saves money. Reboots are literally cringe.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They don't even have to go down. Staying stable or even going up at a consistent rate are both considered failure states, or at least unfavorable. If the rate of growth is not itself growing then they start worrying.

It's insane.