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[KerrAvon]

Aha! Slipped up there Mr Kerr. Could the power of Mr Murdoch have anything to do with people parting with their hard earned cash do you reckon or was it just a passive thing? Why were people conned? Don't come out with "it was just their choice" argument by the way. People are influenced to make choices. When you go and buy a new TV you dont just think I'll have that one it looks ok.

Surely none of us are passive consumers. We are sold the dream. Its how capitalism works.

Why can't I come out with the "it was just their choice" argument, when it clearly is.

Rupert Murdoch may not be your cup of tea (he isn't mine either), but he doesn't make people sign up to the services provided by his companies and nor am I aware of anything to suggest that people have been conned, as you suggest.

If people want to buy into the dream of being able to watch of Burnley v Southampton on a Monday evening then it's their choice - nobody elses.

Of course people are influenced to make choices, but they don't have to do it.

[rolymiller]

Why can't I come out with the "it was just their choice" argument, when it clearly is.

Rupert Murdoch may not be your cup of tea (he isn't mine either), but he doesn't make people sign up to the services provided by his companies and nor am I aware of anything to suggest that people have been conned, as you suggest.

If people want to buy into the dream of being able to watch of Burnley v Southampton on a Monday evening then it's their choice - nobody elses.

Of course people are influenced to make choices, but they don't have to do it.

You underestimate the power of persuasion Mr Kerr. Surely in your working life you need to be persuasive.What makes Burnley v Southampton persuasive?

[Exiletyke]

Why can't I come out with the "it was just their choice" argument, when it clearly is.

Rupert Murdoch may not be your cup of tea (he isn't mine either), but he doesn't make people sign up to the services provided by his companies and nor am I aware of anything to suggest that people have been conned, as you suggest.

If people want to buy into the dream of being able to watch of Burnley v Southampton on a Monday evening then it's their choice - nobody elses.

Of course people are influenced to make choices, but they don't have to do it.

The choice to watch sport,ie. football, cricket, golf, rugby,motor racing ,NFL[ffs] is entirely up to the customer if you subsribe to Sky/BT/Virgin or don't watch any sport [or very little] if you dont subsribe All these companies use the same techniques to extract your cash

[ragingpup]

I choose to watch Kodi...

[Exiletyke]

I choose to watch Kodi...

Kerr will think that's Buffalo Bill

[howdydoo]

Me too. Don’t forget the excellent Cinema HD app either.

I tend to stop there though. I don’t want everything for nowt.

Like some 😜😜

[great_fire]

Why can't I come out with the "it was just their choice" argument, when it clearly is.

Rupert Murdoch may not be your cup of tea (he isn't mine either), but he doesn't make people sign up to the services provided by his companies and nor am I aware of anything to suggest that people have been conned, as you suggest.

If people want to buy into the dream of being able to watch of Burnley v Southampton on a Monday evening then it's their choice - nobody elses.

Of course people are influenced to make choices, but they don't have to do it.

Rupert Murdoch doesn't have anything to do with Sky anymore anyway, it's owned by Comcast.