> to watch most videos ad-free
Seems like when your pitch is 8$/month for no ads they could have spared a paragraph to explain what "most videos" encompasses.
Seems like when your pitch is 8$/month for no ads they could have spared a paragraph to explain what "most videos" encompasses.
"For Premium Lite, ads may appear on music content, Shorts, and when you search or browse"
(although I'm wondering if it means the ads between video thumbnails...)
Singles used to be an advertisement, they would make the artist more known and be ads for the full album. This is no longer the case since the whole album is available on youtube on release day. Public tv has shows you can watch for free, you have to sit through commercials though, why would it be different for music ? Producing an album is extremely expensive and we don't expect movie studios to distribute their movies for free because they'll sell merch. Not even children movies that are obviously made to sell toys.
> to watch trivially profitable videos ad-free
I know I'm cynical, but any time there is anything vague in a plan, I just assume it will be as asymmetric as possible. I assume this will allow for a ratchet that can adjust for more ads during lean times, and maybe reduce them during the good times.
Do I think it's a good idea? Sure, but if I don't know exactly what I'm getting, I'm probably not buying.