@TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoYouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blockerwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square342fedilinkarrow-up1719arrow-down118cross-posted to: tech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1701arrow-down1external-linkYouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blockerwww.businessinsider.com@TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square342fedilinkcross-posted to: tech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareBraveSirZaphodlinkfedilink-6•2 years ago I don’t really care if the make poor decisions and end up with an unviable business model. I’ll do other things with my time. Alternatively, they’ll take steps towards a more viable business model, and you’ll also find other things to do with your time. I’m willing to put in time and effort to make sure I see as few as possible. You can zap all ads forever with a few minutes and a credit card, if you’re willing.
minus-square@candybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoWe have no idea if YouTube operates at a loss or is profitable. Google won’t say. Revenue really tells you very little when you look at what it takes to run something like YouTube. It’s a huge reason why an open competitor is so hard to make work.
Alternatively, they’ll take steps towards a more viable business model, and you’ll also find other things to do with your time.
You can zap all ads forever with a few minutes and a credit card, if you’re willing.
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We have no idea if YouTube operates at a loss or is profitable. Google won’t say. Revenue really tells you very little when you look at what it takes to run something like YouTube. It’s a huge reason why an open competitor is so hard to make work.