Comment on Ask HN: Why don't many video hosting companies adopt PeerTube or P2P?parentComments−matheusmoreira4yPass some of the savings in to the customer via lower pricesDoes that ever happen? They'll probably keep prices exactly the same.−zrm4yIf they have lower costs, some companies will exist that otherwise couldn't. Then you get options that wouldn't exist and more competition drives down prices.−Retric4yIt happens constantly in IT, look at CDN prices per GB over time for example.It’s only the extreme prevalence of monopolies and free services that confuses the issue.
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Does that ever happen? They'll probably keep prices exactly the same.
If they have lower costs, some companies will exist that otherwise couldn't. Then you get options that wouldn't exist and more competition drives down prices.
It happens constantly in IT, look at CDN prices per GB over time for example.
It’s only the extreme prevalence of monopolies and free services that confuses the issue.