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Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking (7news.com.au)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by PremiumNick@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

Won't somebody please think about the shareholders?

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Fuck em

[-] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago

I don't know the context but I am aroused

[-] noisypine@infosec.pub 9 points 1 year ago

I'm crying for them.

[-] r1ch134dl3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

it's game over for them

Hopefully.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Piracy saves money. Reboots are literally cringe.

[-] vithigar@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.