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I love that this worked, even though I'm not buying. For me it's a value-for-the-money thing. I'm sure I can spare the $5, and I'm sure I would enjoy it, but still, I get a huge amount more value from my $8 monthly-fee-for-a-limited-selection Internet streaming service (yeah, that one, I still love it even after the bumps).

It's really great for our freedom from DRM that this worked, and I almost bought it just to support that cause, but ultimately I think prices have to be even lower for me to do outright purchases of content. But then, maybe that's just me. A lot of other people voted differently this week, with their wallets, and that says a lot.



So if $5 is too much for a show, how much would you pay? $1? 25 cents?

Just curious. At those prices, only the very mass-market stuff will make any money. Anything niche just won't pay for itself.




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