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The Flaws of “Subscription Fatigue”, “SVOD Fatigue”, and the “Streaming Wars

3 points| yarapavan | 6 years ago |matthewball.vc | reply

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[+] c0nsilienc3|6 years ago|reply
I skimmed the whole thing, but I don't agree with the author when he says subscription fatigue should really be called spending fatigue. Nor do I agree with the burden being irrelevant whether you do a subscription or a one-time cost.

The first example that comes to mind is what Adobe did, causing it to lose some business, but overall increase profits: switching to a subscription model. I think around 10 years ago or so I paid about $150 for Lightroom. For the last 4-5 years, since Adobe switched to subscriptions, I've paid more than quadruple that just to have access to Lightroom and Photoshop.