> bandwidth costs are high for both producers and consumers.
But producers are not really paying for bandwidth - they are paying for control. At any point in time they can turn off the tap on users, who have no recourse. Unlike with local executables, there is nothing to hack.
That enables SaaS, which is the ultimate rent-seeking business model: you only "own" something only as long as you remain indentured to the company. From that perspective, the company will be more than happy to spend $5 p/m on a user who pays $20 p/m.
But producers are not really paying for bandwidth - they are paying for control. At any point in time they can turn off the tap on users, who have no recourse. Unlike with local executables, there is nothing to hack.
That enables SaaS, which is the ultimate rent-seeking business model: you only "own" something only as long as you remain indentured to the company. From that perspective, the company will be more than happy to spend $5 p/m on a user who pays $20 p/m.