MOVIES / SATIRE
A Streaming Service Just Invented a Late Fee
We spent twenty years getting rid of late fees. Someone has apparently decided they were onto something.
A streaming service launches premium rentals that expire at a fixed time.
Customers see a physical-style countdown showing how much rental time remains.
The company claims scarcity makes people actually watch what they rent instead of collecting an endless digital pile.
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