Tumbler
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In the articles referenced above, I found it surprising that a portion of the business model of the porn tube sites was to allow free viewing but to charge for downloading (especially since I've never paid to download anything, yet, I seem to be able to download almost anything I want, for free.) I find that odd, so, I'd like to ask folks here whether they view the result worth any difference? That is, if you could completely stream a video for free, would you then pay to download that very same video? This is the quote, from that first reference above quote:
"Initially redtube.com featured only adult entertainment videos for free," the filing acknowledged. "Now, [the redtube owner] still displays streaming videos for free on redtube.com, however, it advertises a 'premium' subscription that permits additional capabilities, such as downloading the videos." If it's simply the case of streaming versus downloading, I don't see why anyone would pay for that distinction, for a couple of reasons. The first is that I don't see the difference in value between streaming and downloading. (Do you?) The second may be peculiar to me, since I use a common privacy enhanced Firefox browser that never streams; it downloads anyway, for privacy reasons. (You should also use a privacy enhanced browser, even if you don't yourself watch porn for really good reasons, which, if you don't know, you really should know, for your own good). Given that I don't (literally) see the difference between streaming and downloading, yet, I see the business model of the web site relies, in part, on the distinction in value to the user, I ask ... Do you find MORE value in downloading a kinky video to watch offline at your leisure than in simply streaming your fetish smut over and over again at your leisure while connected to the net?
< Message edited by Tumbler -- 7/24/2015 5:58:29 PM >
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