[draggnar]

I'm very happy to pay them, just like a utility.

[product50]

That makes sense. I will do it as well if advertising wasn't a model. In some ways, YouTube already allows that with Red.

I wonder how many people are like you though outside the tech forums and especially in developing countries (where a lot of the users for US based tech companies come from).

[droidist2]

I don't feel like many people would though, even if it was a one-time $0.99 purchase.

[product50]

One time $0.99 won't justify this. Companies can make far more money per user from ads. It has to be a subscription model for it to be tenable.