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[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's incredible to watch them kill their own golden goose

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently it wasn't so much a "golden" goose.

They were all happy to let them run at below cost just gathering up market share.

Now they're trying to re-position to be profitable. Their subscriber numbers will definitely take a hit but they will have done the math.

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have any stats/resources that show that these streaming services are inherently unprofitable?

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, it's a fundamental concept of strategic management.