• Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    If they raise the prices in those countries they would make less money because volume of subscribers would go down enough for total income to decrease.

    If they lowered the price in the US, they would make less money because the subscribers they would gain would not be enough to offset the reduced income from each.

    That’s it, it has nothing to do with operating costs or fairness, it’s just a question of what price point they believe will make them the most money in a given market.

    • w3dd1e@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Thanks. That’s something I hadn’t thought of.

      I’m sort of more moderate when it comes to paying Google to access YouTube. I’m happy to pay for products that I use. I want Google and creators to be rewarded for services rendered, but the prices are double what they should be.

      I’m one of the people who used the VPN to get Premium at an affordable rate even though I have Ublock and know about other options.

      My Premium account did get canceled. I was able to sign back up via another location, but if they push me out again, I would just revert to adblockers.

      I suspect other users who signed up with a VPN are like me. We are the few who know how to get around the ads but want to pay, if we can. Just a guess though.