> Yet Netflix and the movie industry itself hasn't been able to reduce torrenting by much,
They don't need to. Clearly streaming services have been and continue to be successful. This is not a zero sum game. Nerds who hate paying for stuff will always exist, but most people aren't going to hack a device or even download Kodi to their Fire Stick. These people are satisfied.
The old school movie studios definitely care a lot because they hate innovation, and they've definitely failed.
> Most of my non-technical friends pay for one service or maybe two, everything else is on Popcorn Time.
Sorry, you're still posting on Hacker News which has certain implications regarding the people you like hanging out with. Your non-technical friends are still unusual.
They don't need to. Clearly streaming services have been and continue to be successful. This is not a zero sum game. Nerds who hate paying for stuff will always exist, but most people aren't going to hack a device or even download Kodi to their Fire Stick. These people are satisfied.
The old school movie studios definitely care a lot because they hate innovation, and they've definitely failed.
> Most of my non-technical friends pay for one service or maybe two, everything else is on Popcorn Time.
Sorry, you're still posting on Hacker News which has certain implications regarding the people you like hanging out with. Your non-technical friends are still unusual.