Pay an extra 3 bucks a month to avoid ads, what BS.

  • a baby duck@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    10 months ago

    Honestly, I’m surprised they didn’t just make Prime more expensive for everyone while citing “added value” like they normally do.

    • hascat@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      10 months ago

      Somebody crunched some numbers and decided that they’d keep more customers by making an optional fee instead of raising the price for everyone

    • The_v@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      10 months ago

      Most people who pay for prime, do so for the reduced shipping costs Prime video is just an add-on.

      Putting ads on the video generates extra income without necessarily losing subscribers. So putting ads in the videos creates a new revenue stream with close to zero downside for them. It’s an MBA’s wetdream.