11-20-2013, 12:52 AM
(11-19-2013, 07:51 PM)E-Man Wrote: Besides, if stuff like this happened before (i.e. the new layouts), then why are most people still using a site as popular as YouTube to watch videos instead of moving to Vimeo?Well, I think I kinda touched on this already: some people depend on YouTube in part or in whole for revenue, so they can't just up-and-leave to Vimeo or whatever despite some of them being quite outspoken about Google's bullshit (e.g. AlphaOmegaSin). So that's one faction of users that already face the conundrum of "should I stay or should I go?".
Also, Vimeo/et al don't have nearly the userbase that YouTube does (and thus not nearly as many videos), so until a mass emigration takes effect, it wouldn't be viable for most people to just uproot.