Free is never really free. An important, universal (?) fact to keep in mind.
This dude talks about how YouTube consumes a ton of money in order to keep up with the servers required for it to stay in operation. "Free" is dependent upon some company's willingness to subsidize what is offered. It has changed our perception of internet videos, but it's not resting upon an unshakable foundation.
I tried to find out who the guy is, but I assume he is not a loon, since Steve Forbes is interviewing him. Also, on principal I agree with him. We have all placed our expectations on the fact that internet videos will always be free. But that could easily change depending on rising costs of bandwidth, the business environment, and effective competition/undercutting with Google, for instance.
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