People would equally reject Netflix, if Netflix fooated the idea of replacing the subscription model with pay-per-view micropayments.
> ...nobody proposes an alternative solution
Such is the human condition - some problems simply have no satisfactory solutions.
You sure about that?
Something like over half of Netflix viewers believe their subscription isn't justified by how much they watch or else they aren't sure of it. Less than half believe the subscription cost is justified.
Whether a PPV model would actually be cheaper for the first half is a good question, but it is possible. Certainly, in my case, I do not watch $20 worth of content on Netflix a month. I would gladly take PPV.
You know it's not going to be reasonable because Netflix management wants to show continued profit growth, ad infinitum.
Streaming micropayments will likely include dynamic pricing, timed availability, $0.99 pilots and $20 season finales, doubled pricing when you choose the ad-free option, , "membership fees" that are a subscription in disguise, among other terrible (for the consumer) tactics.
The pricing model is just one small component of the picture, and it cannot fix systemic problems with the studio model, consolidation, chasing infinite growth, and IP law.
I would never watch 6 movies in a month, and the selection with Netflix sucks by comparison to what is available when renting.
The subscription services are only a good deal if you binge them
Why does it work like that anyway? Every time I open a page on some sites, their vexing box shows up to waste my time. Five minutes later I want a different page on the same site and it does the same thing. They can't do it once and cache the result?