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HJain13
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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable a...
> I'd strongly consider paying for YT if it were an independent company
YT wouldn't be YT if it was an independent company. Lack of competition in the field is a proof
xigoi
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YouTube was bought by Google after it was already massively popular.
peoplefromibiza
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YouTube was just 18 months old when Google bought it and it had just started to fend off very costly copyright claims. It was popular, but 2006 popular.
quags
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YouTube was also unprofitable at the time. With out google backing youtube it may have gone the way of Napster.
lisasays
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By this logic, Netflix shouldn't be Netflix (or in its current market position) either.
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YT wouldn't be YT if it was an independent company. Lack of competition in the field is a proof