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Originally Posted by MaDalton
originally i just thought it was a fun idea and then it was turned into a piracy thread right away
but then i thought: there is something that shows the fundamental problem here
Robbie - when you say "Porn Vids in the members area: All of them." the underlying issue with this is: there were millions of cookie cutter sites with 20 vids for $39.95
of course you do not need a search function for that
then the tubes came along - and free or not - they offered what people wanted: huge amounts of content and not being screwed over
and the tubes were way ahead in technology - streaming, favorites, rating, commenting and search
let's be honest - this is how markets work - the lack of something on one side opens an opportunity on the other side
I had been arguing for hours on here about streaming years ago and was told that surfers don't want that and that no one is going to pay for it
anyone not offering streaming today?
and who streamed porn first and made you adapt?
i said it before and i'll say it again: most paysite owners dug their own grave by just trying to grab money the easy way whilst thinking it will go on like that forever
and i watched my clients disappear while those that adapted are still there
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Lets not all fool for this ridiculous notion that the tube guys succeeded because they were tech pioneers that brought in some great new tech or marketing technique. The tubes were able to give the customer what they wanted because the production cost was not being paid for by the tube sites ! Tube streaming tech did not remove the cost of production - they just made sure it was someone else's problem.
It irritates me when adult tubes are referred to as a disruptive technology. I reserve that title for businesses that really did disrupt the status quo through smart tech or superior distribution. (amazon and book retail, netflix and film/TV, apple itunes and the music business)
The adult tubes thrived because they did not have to pay for their content. The "disruptive idea" was a realisation that the DMCA dance allowed them to steal the content thus completely negating the cost of sales. The adult tubes prevailed because of a legal loophole not because of a brilliant invention or business idea.
