At the end of last week there was a rumour that Amazon will be introducing a service comparable to what Spotify currently does with music for people who don’t subscribe: You’ll be able to watch movies for free, but supported by ads. They would do this in order to lure people away from Netflix towards their own service, Amazon Prime. I think it is a very interesting development, which potentially could attract a whole lot of people. Watching a couple of ads when watching a movie is something people are already accustomed to when watching them on television, so they will probably won’t mind here either.
What are your thoughts about this rumour?
I don’t think that’s a good idea. I would rather pay for a service as long as it doesn’t involve ads.
Me too, but it could attract more people.
Hmm, that’d be interesting, but I think it’s something I’d really want to see what they had to offer. I love Netflix, and I really don’t mind paying $8/month. They have so many great options in both TV and movies, that I think we’re almost getting the deal in paying such a small fee for so much. My hubby and I also have Amazon Prime that we use for the free two-day shipping, but we don’t care as much for the streaming service offered.
Yeah, I don’t mind paying that amount, but I think that there are a lot of people who don’t want to try it giving some payment information first. This model worked for Spotify, so I guess it could work for movies too.
Free is free, so I’m in.
LOL, I have such low standards.
Hahaha, great 🙂
Personally, I hope it bombs. I’m sick of Amazon.
But if you want to know how they make money–though they report a very minimal net income–here is an educational read: http://qz.com/262701/why-amazon-has-no-profit-and-why-it-works/
Don’t have any experience with Amazon as the store doesn’t operate here yet, but I guess you have different experiences.
That’s a very long read and only read part, but it is very interesting.
Amazon Prime sounds promising, although I wouldn’t watch if the ads go on for 3-5 minutes. I could live with ads for under a minute every 30 minutes or so.
Yeah, it all depends on the balance, agree with that.