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In reply to the discussion: Media stocks getting hammered as pay-TV subscribers cut the cord [View all]Yavin4
(35,835 posts)41. Forcing people to pay for something that they won't ever use is a bad business model
The cable model was doomed from the start. Forcing people to pay for 100s of channels of unwatchable TV just does not work in an online world.
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Good! It is well past time the M$M die off. They obviously don't care about their audience or truth.
Rex
Aug 2015
#6
"the rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor" - Leonard Cohen nt
msongs
Aug 2015
#8
No, I didn't know that! I'll check it out-- you may have just saved me a bunch o' money. Thanks
Stardust
Aug 2015
#24
Thank you. I have patiently paying off my bills lately so I guess I can look at this as paying off
jwirr
Aug 2015
#31
One of my big reasons for keeping it would be great grandchildren who visit and want to watch.
jwirr
Aug 2015
#36
Mine are getting to that. I only live 2 blocks from the library so we often walk their - they have a
jwirr
Aug 2015
#38