▲ 539 ▼ ‘I want to cancel’: YouTube Premium quietly hikes its US prices for the first time in three years, forcing many users to consider the unthinkable (www.techradar.com) submitted 7 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 226 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (4 children) Why is everything being done "quietly" lately? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dr_Del_Fuego@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago Because its a covering instead of saying underhanded or sneaky or tricking users. "I didn't steal, I was just quietly sneaking money from their wallet!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago (2 children) Announcing price hikes is bad marketing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I'm speaking more of the reporting. It seems like every headline claims something is being done "quietly" now when it was actually announced loud and clear. Take this price hike, for example. I got an email from Google last week telling me the price went up. That wasn't "quietly". "Quietly" would be raising the price completely unannounced and hoping no one notices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago The answer is simple: the site that published the article is complete garbage permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dr_Del_Fuego@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago Because its a covering instead of saying underhanded or sneaky or tricking users. "I didn't steal, I was just quietly sneaking money from their wallet!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago (2 children) Announcing price hikes is bad marketing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I'm speaking more of the reporting. It seems like every headline claims something is being done "quietly" now when it was actually announced loud and clear. Take this price hike, for example. I got an email from Google last week telling me the price went up. That wasn't "quietly". "Quietly" would be raising the price completely unannounced and hoping no one notices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago The answer is simple: the site that published the article is complete garbage permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I'm speaking more of the reporting. It seems like every headline claims something is being done "quietly" now when it was actually announced loud and clear. Take this price hike, for example. I got an email from Google last week telling me the price went up. That wasn't "quietly". "Quietly" would be raising the price completely unannounced and hoping no one notices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago The answer is simple: the site that published the article is complete garbage permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago The answer is simple: the site that published the article is complete garbage permalink fedilink source parent