The more they tighten the screws the more people will cut the cord, pirate, trade, barter etc.
I already know people sharing Netflix, HBO, Showtime, Amazon accounts etc.while paying for one and trading access for that for the others.
There is going to be so many creative ways for people to cheat this bloated system that aren’t even thought of yet.
If the cable companies don’t think KODI, account sharing etc are going to bury them they’re going to learn the record company lesson of the 90’s the hard way.
They can’t justify 26 minutes of commercials an hour, $140 a month for what passes as basic entertainment. They’re going to get kicked so hard it’s not going to be funny to their stockholders but it will be to the rest of us.
“. They’re going to get kicked so hard it’s not going to be funny to their stockholders but it will be to the rest of us.”
Well start laughing! Cable loses 270,000 subscriber per month! That’s over 3 million per year. It’s a great start!
That’s exactly the way I’m doing it. Of course I checked it to make sure it was legal.
I’m sharing my Netflix (Super HD account and I am allowed to add up to 4 people), and in return my friend is sharing his cable (up to 4 accounts allowed ) account. So I have HBO, all the ESPNs etc... On top of Amazon Prime and all my local channels through a Digital Antenna.