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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
I happily pay $9.99/month for Spotify premium because I use it multiple hours/day on average. I don't use YouTube nearly as much and the 5 second pre-rolls (although sometimes publishers require 30 second ads) don't bother me.
Let's take a poll. Are you going to subscribe? Reply 👇
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Ross Currie
@rossdcurrie · Founder, CrowdLoot
I was SO excited until I clicked the link:
http://i.imgur.com/JKOdjsA.png
And people wonder why we pirate everything here
Martí Ferrer
@martiferrer
No one seems to mention that this includes a Google Play Music Subscription. To me this is a game changer. The same value than Spotify or others (I actually like Google Music better) plus ad-free YouTube for the same price? If I wasn't a subscriber I would definitely start now.
By the way, background play is already live for me in the Android app, and it's … See more
Ad-free videos: watch the videos and music you love without interruptions.
Save offline: save videos and songs on your mobile device to watch offline.
Background play: keep your videos playing while using other apps or with your screen off.
Works across all YouTube apps on every platform.
$9.99/month
Yup, that's another $9.99/month, but the free trial is the… See more
Joost v der Straaten
@joostmq · Founder, Miquos
As someone with a business in the YouTube field I have to say I am very excited about this step. Not only does it add an interesting feature for many, it also increases potential revenue for creators. Even if only 1% of a channel's viewers would be a YouTube Red user, that would mean significantly higher earnings than through regular advertising. I'm curious… See more