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> But there's always the paid option. I am sure ads will come to paid option too soon so enjoy while it lasts with truly ad free paid option.

rtpg 4y ago
You’re “sure”? I mean it’s kinda the whole point of the product, and from what has been said in trade articles the revenue from premium is much higher than the ad revenue it’s replacing. People of course do stupid things, but the information I saw made it sound like there’s no question, premium is better for Youtube
- YetAnotherNick 4y ago
  I also don't understand this discussion that they want to show ads just for the sake of it. No, all they care about is money from the ad and if they could earn more by not showing it, then there is no reason not to take it.
  - mc32 4y ago
    The argument you hear, is this is how CableTV started. Pay for Ad-free TV. Then they started a few ads, then they added lots of ads to to the subscription you were paying for... but people could not give it up. It's not altogether unreasonable to make the comparison.
    - bombcar 4y ago
      Exactly how it will go down. People who pay to not see ads are the most desirable ad demographic of all.
- Veserv 4y ago
  Well if that is the point then Youtube can just make a public, legally binding, unrevokable declaration that they will never insert ads into Youtube Premium. Since they are not going to do it, they lose nothing and their customers get a legally binding assurance. Problem solved.
  - zwily 4y ago
    Why would they do that? You pay for YouTube Premium monthly. If they put in ads, you cancel. Simple enough.
    - Kim_Bruning 4y ago
      You're right for now. Once upon a time people started paying for cable, and the ads went away there too! (For a while...)
    - smileysteve 4y ago
      But Disney and Netflix are thinking exactly this; $7.99 with ads, $11.99 with ads. Slippery slope might be that as soon as enough people by the lower tier, the prices increase to the upper tier
- throwoutway 4y ago
  Netflix charges. For a long time they said no to ads. For a long time they said they won’t do ads. Then the profits started tipping down. Wall Street frowned. Now ads are coming to Netflix, which you will still pay for. What do you think Google will do, when they do freely abandon services, jack up GCP prices, and set 10 ads on the unpaid tier?
  - tehwebguy 4y ago
    There will always be a cycle of bundling, unbundling, adding ads & removing ads. In the meantime, if you can stand to identify yourself to Google, the $11.99 / mo I pay for YouTube Premium is some of the best bank for buck I ever spend.
  - sliken 4y ago
    My understanding is all the current plans have no ads and will not have ads going forward. There's a new cheaper tier coming with ads, that doesn't bother me. As long as I pay what I consider a fair price and see no ads I'll be happy.
  - slenk 4y ago
    Streaming services ruined it. Next Netflix jump and its full back to a pirates life for me
sliken 4y ago
Dunno, I did hulu plus ... till they added ads and cancelled.

rtpg 4y ago

You’re “sure”? I mean it’s kinda the whole point of the product, and from what has been said in trade articles the revenue from premium is much higher than the ad revenue it’s replacing. People of course do stupid things, but the information I saw made it sound like there’s no question, premium is better for Youtube

YetAnotherNick 4y ago
I also don't understand this discussion that they want to show ads just for the sake of it. No, all they care about is money from the ad and if they could earn more by not showing it, then there is no reason not to take it.
- mc32 4y ago
  The argument you hear, is this is how CableTV started. Pay for Ad-free TV. Then they started a few ads, then they added lots of ads to to the subscription you were paying for... but people could not give it up. It's not altogether unreasonable to make the comparison.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    Exactly how it will go down. People who pay to not see ads are the most desirable ad demographic of all.
Veserv 4y ago
Well if that is the point then Youtube can just make a public, legally binding, unrevokable declaration that they will never insert ads into Youtube Premium. Since they are not going to do it, they lose nothing and their customers get a legally binding assurance. Problem solved.
- zwily 4y ago
  Why would they do that? You pay for YouTube Premium monthly. If they put in ads, you cancel. Simple enough.
  - Kim_Bruning 4y ago
    You're right for now. Once upon a time people started paying for cable, and the ads went away there too! (For a while...)
  - smileysteve 4y ago
    But Disney and Netflix are thinking exactly this; $7.99 with ads, $11.99 with ads. Slippery slope might be that as soon as enough people by the lower tier, the prices increase to the upper tier
throwoutway 4y ago
Netflix charges. For a long time they said no to ads. For a long time they said they won’t do ads. Then the profits started tipping down. Wall Street frowned. Now ads are coming to Netflix, which you will still pay for. What do you think Google will do, when they do freely abandon services, jack up GCP prices, and set 10 ads on the unpaid tier?
- tehwebguy 4y ago
  There will always be a cycle of bundling, unbundling, adding ads & removing ads. In the meantime, if you can stand to identify yourself to Google, the $11.99 / mo I pay for YouTube Premium is some of the best bank for buck I ever spend.
- sliken 4y ago
  My understanding is all the current plans have no ads and will not have ads going forward. There's a new cheaper tier coming with ads, that doesn't bother me. As long as I pay what I consider a fair price and see no ads I'll be happy.
- slenk 4y ago
  Streaming services ruined it. Next Netflix jump and its full back to a pirates life for me

sliken 4y ago

Dunno, I did hulu plus ... till they added ads and cancelled.