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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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[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 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.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Won't somebody please think about the shareholders?

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

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

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 0 points 6 months ago

I don't know the context but I am aroused

[–] noisypine@infosec.pub 9 points 6 months ago

I'm crying for them.

[–] r1ch134dl3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

it's game over for them

Hopefully.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

Piracy saves money. Reboots are literally cringe.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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.