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Indeed. And if they decide to brick or degrade all legacy apps, people will just transcode and torrent.
Information wants to be free, and millions of people have the skills to make it happen.
Alright, and Google doesn’t need to pay for that, so win win?
The irony is that it will probably cost Google way more due to the overhead of DRM for normal users than what they save on "lost" capacity in the current situation.
Can't say I agree. I'd guess it'll turn out like the Netflix shared passwords situation where everyone online predicted mass cancellations, and Netflix subs grew in actuality. Most people won't give up YouTube, they will either stop blocking ads or pay for Premium. At least enough to increase their profits.