The issue with an a la carte system is the providers will always look for a way to squeeze more money out of us. Since most people are not making more money today than they were a few years ago that is a loosing proposition of the consumer. I like my Satellite TV and I pay for all the content but I can't always be in there to use it. Sometimes it is more convenient to get it on my laptop or my mobile device but I have already paid DirecTV to access the content. Who really wants to pay for it more than once?
Hulu is growing at a phenomenal rate. If they are looking to loose eyeballs then charging the user is the way to do it. They already have advertisers paying for the content through ads like the TV model they have been using for years. They should capitalize on the fact it is a closer screen someone isn't going to start a video and walk away from the computer and the user can't fast forward through the commercials. Plus Hulu can give a more accurate count of viewership than TV can.
Hulu can use that to charge a premium to the advertisers and since Hulu knows who we are they can further add value by inserting ads that a specific to the viewers interest and give them a link to drive right to the site.
I just don't see them making money on charging us per view or per month unless it is commerical free, cheap, and there isn't a delay for the content. Currently I have to wait a week to watch In Plain Sight on Hulu and they only put some shows up for a limited time. I missed the whole first season and would like to watch it but it isn't there.
This would not work. First the USB device would have to loaded with software for every operating system they would encounter. Even if you choose not to use Encryption which is an easy way around. Someone will design a root kit that allows someone to hide data in a way the device can't find and only by doing some secret sequence of events reveal the data. Or just keep all illegal activities on a thumb drive or other external storage device.
This is a case of someone who doesn't understand technology having a bad idea and no one with enough technical knowledge around those people to tell them it is a bad idea and will never work. That is just from a technical perspective. Civil Liberties and law are another issue entirely. In the US you couldn't force people to turn over their computer for search without a warrant to do so.
I bet this falls off the news in a few days and will be forgotten about for years to come.
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Next thing you know they will be telling us people who own cars have a hard time holding buggy whips.
The issue with an a la carte system is the providers will always look for a way to squeeze more money out of us. Since most people are not making more money today than they were a few years ago that is a loosing proposition of the consumer. I like my Satellite TV and I pay for all the content but I can't always be in there to use it. Sometimes it is more convenient to get it on my laptop or my mobile device but I have already paid DirecTV to access the content. Who really wants to pay for it more than once? Hulu is growing at a phenomenal rate. If they are looking to loose eyeballs then charging the user is the way to do it. They already have advertisers paying for the content through ads like the TV model they have been using for years. They should capitalize on the fact it is a closer screen someone isn't going to start a video and walk away from the computer and the user can't fast forward through the commercials. Plus Hulu can give a more accurate count of viewership than TV can. Hulu can use that to charge a premium to the advertisers and since Hulu knows who we are they can further add value by inserting ads that a specific to the viewers interest and give them a link to drive right to the site. I just don't see them making money on charging us per view or per month unless it is commerical free, cheap, and there isn't a delay for the content. Currently I have to wait a week to watch In Plain Sight on Hulu and they only put some shows up for a limited time. I missed the whole first season and would like to watch it but it isn't there.
This would not work. First the USB device would have to loaded with software for every operating system they would encounter. Even if you choose not to use Encryption which is an easy way around. Someone will design a root kit that allows someone to hide data in a way the device can't find and only by doing some secret sequence of events reveal the data. Or just keep all illegal activities on a thumb drive or other external storage device. This is a case of someone who doesn't understand technology having a bad idea and no one with enough technical knowledge around those people to tell them it is a bad idea and will never work. That is just from a technical perspective. Civil Liberties and law are another issue entirely. In the US you couldn't force people to turn over their computer for search without a warrant to do so. I bet this falls off the news in a few days and will be forgotten about for years to come.