• AGTMADCAT@infosec.pub
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    1 year ago

    Premium more than covers costs, with a reasonable profit margin included. That’s what it really costs to host and serve that much data.

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      1 year ago

      I think GP is saying the the total income from Premium doesn’t cover the cost of running all of Youtube, not that a single premium subscription doesn’t cover that one user’s costs, which it obviously does (or the people running YouTube are truly idiots).

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        1 year ago

        Ah okay yeah I can see that reading. I think Premium has been growing well, so hopefully that’ll change in the future!