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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 1164896, member: 628"]
We'll see.  I'm just spitballing, honestly.  It's not just about what people are paying for Netflix today, but also how much a company like HBO is shelling out to to produce content.  I'm skeptical that Netflix, for example, can maintain their $9.99 price point for much longer.  Their programming costs are exploding, and anyone who reads their quarterly earnings can tell you how much pressure is being put on their margins.  They grew less than 1 million subscribers in the US last quarter, and their stock got crushed.

I think the consumer equation on a la carte changes when you have to pay $75/month for 7 or 8 channels, along with a $60+ broadband bill.

I totally get that if *all* someone wants is Netflix, or HBO, or AMC, or whatever, then the cost may be advantageous.  But when you're a family of 4, like mine, who needs a bunch of other channels to satisfy the taste of every member of the household, the a la carte approach may not look so hot.

So this is why I keep saying that we're going to see more proliferation of choice and many additional models for consumers.  These declarative statements that no one will by a bundle in a couple years, or that a la carte is going to ensure only high quality programming gets made, are myopic and silly.
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