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minus-squaremrvictory1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up60arrow-down1·2 years agoThey are losing subs already and they decided to raise prices. I don’t know how this makes any sense.
minus-squareRajaGila@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoI guess it’s about profit maximization not subscriber numbers.
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoPretty safe to assume, at least in the US, it’s always about profit maximization.
minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoThey looked at the success Netflix had with their crackdown and decided they could profit off of it too. Most people won’t go elsewhere, they’ll just pay for it and justify the price increase unfortunately. :/
minus-squarerippersnapper@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoBut unless you’ve kids you’re more likely to drop Disney+. Even the recent Marvel series are meh 😕. I just cancelled mine
minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThey’ll look at it as shedding weight before expanding into new territories.
They are losing subs already and they decided to raise prices. I don’t know how this makes any sense.
I guess it’s about profit maximization not subscriber numbers.
Pretty safe to assume, at least in the US, it’s always about profit maximization.
They looked at the success Netflix had with their crackdown and decided they could profit off of it too. Most people won’t go elsewhere, they’ll just pay for it and justify the price increase unfortunately. :/
But unless you’ve kids you’re more likely to drop Disney+. Even the recent Marvel series are meh 😕. I just cancelled mine
They’ll look at it as shedding weight before expanding into new territories.