An Essay On Subscription Television 306
dpu writes "Who would pay $1.99 to download a television episode that only costs about $0.0014 to see on cable? This is a short essay on the current and past state of subscription television, and a hope for the future. It skips a lot of points that the thinkers among us might care about, but it does the math and drives a nail into Big Content's pinky toe."
Re:PT Barnum (Score:5, Funny)
I'd have thought the number would be much smaller...
Re:Well, when you put it that way... (Score:2, Funny)
And for someone who watches 10 hours a month... (Score:3, Funny)
DVD/VHS comparison? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Well, let's see (Score:3, Funny)
Re:when did we start paying for advertising? (Score:2, Funny)