Netflix likely doesn't want to show ads, but the market would rather watch ads than pay full price for a service.
https://www.theverge.com/news/667042/netflix-ad-supported-ti...
https://www.theverge.com/news/667042/netflix-ad-supported-ti...
no, netflix wants more income, and by having a product be ad supported, they can try to earn more.
The "market" is not a person, and doesn't have "wants".
> Netflix has more than doubled the number of people watching its ad-supported tier over the last year. At its upfront presentation for advertisers on Wednesday, the company revealed that the $7.99 per month plan now reaches more than 94 million users around the world each month – a big increase from the 40 million it reported in May 2024 and the 70 million it revealed last November.
1/3 of Netflix users (the market) prefer ads over paying to avoid them.
My wife and mother love ads, they are always on the hunt for the latest good deals and love discount shopping. When I tried to remove the ads on their computers or in the postal mail, they protested. I think they are far more representative of the general population.
People have different preferences ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's the "pay but still get ads" thing that gets me, but I guess some people just want to pay the bare minimum.
I don't think the difference for a 12yo is $7.99 for standard with ads vs $17.99 for standard.
It's $0 vs any non-zero dollar amount.