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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I can see that; but my cynical side has me looking over my shoulder ever so wary of the Jeff  |
I don't think there is any doubt Amazon is trying to leverage more people into a full Prime membership. They aren't exactly pushing the monthly payments, you have to go looking for it. And when you find it, "Why not pay just $2 a month more for full Prime? Better yet, save 25% off and get your membership for just $99 a year!"
The upside is for people like me who really will subscribe for just a few months to video, watch what I want, then drop it. In the past when I had a free month of Prime I realized quickly that I could burn right through what I wanted to watch in their Prime video catalog in about a month. I have Hulu right now for $11.99 a month commercial free, but it is mostly crap in the summer when the new seasons are over, so I could just switch over to a full Prime payment and drop Hulu for a few months, then switch back. That is the advantage I see in it.