• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    And thats probably a rounding error in googles costs.

    For a much more usable, enjoyable experience.

    That you’re arguing against, because wont someone think of poor googles downtrodden finances.

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      2 months ago

      Billion dollar costs aren’t rounding errors even at YouTube/Google’s scale. They’re a measurable percentage of total revenue. I agree that it slightly improves the user experience, it’s hard to imagine a worse cost/benefit tradeoff from an engineering perspective even at more realistic costs. It’s especially hard to justify when there’s an easy alternative for users in the form of downloading videos.