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i really don't think hd space and b/w speed is an issue
why?
because in 2002 they were selling pc's with 200gb drives, hell. even 100gb is a lot of porn to save.
Sales were fine back then. Conversions have steadily dropped over the years little by little
but there were always new people coming online everyone was happy,
overall sales still increased each year for me since I started in 99
this year will be the first year for me where that is not the case
now there are a jillion more paysites than their used to be
i remember when there were just a few wet tshirt spring break sites
me and a few others pretty much owned the niche at one time
not the case any more
we are splitting the pie up more and more and more and more......
new surfers are coming on board as well, but the novelty of this whole interweb porn thing is not like it used to be
the wow factor was greater back then and has slowly diminished to where it's commonplace
surfers are smarter
not only are there shitloads of paysites competing against each other
but now the paysites are losing sales to illegal tubes and torrents, and the like
customers are smarter now, not so easily entertained, and expect much more
when you combine this with our so called bad economy, whether there is one or not, the media has people thinking there is
just like orson wells had people convinced the Martians had landed
during the last debates were my worst days in a long time
people are tightening their belts, whether they need to or not, i know i am even trying too
as far as more people with broadband, IMO that should actually help new sales
the faster you can go the more places you can visit
high speed internet might affect retention somewhat, but not new sales
between the economy and so much competition, (legal and illegal) i believe that is the problem
if everyone's hard drive suddenly shrank to 100GB tonight, I don't think it would change anything.
but what the fuck do i know
cheers,
BV
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