This is the only reasonable response to this news. I find it remarkable how many people expect their content for free.
I guess that's a direct result of being given content for free for the better part of two decades. During the videotext/minitel days it was quite common to pay for content.
I would probably watch 95% fewer YouTube videos if I actually had to pay money for them.
As a Red subscriber, I can tell you that the opposite is probably true. When there's no longer any risk of being annoyed by unskippable ads, you tend to click on a lot more video links (and waste a lot more time.)
YT Red is worth it IMHO.
Exactly this. I got some free time with youtube red when I got a nexus 6p. In spite of already having spotify, I purchased some more google play music all access (which includes Red) simply to keep the ad-free youtube.
There are ways to get it for $5/mo. I can't believe people don't do that if they watch more than a few hours/month of youtube.
You mean if you had to pay per video/per view?
I've signed up for the family plan on Google Play which also includes YouTube Red. $15/month for up to five family members, can't beat that and that eliminates the YouTube ads.