why do they make you wait 10s before beginning a download?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

instead of starting it immediately?
they usually include an option to click here to start downloading immediately too, so i don't get why one wouldn't choose to do so.

 

[kitchiku]

added inconvenience for unregistered users.

 

[Matthiasa]

instead of starting it immediately?

Probably a script control thing, like the delay between being able to try to log in, limits in that. Unless they have those dumb captcha things at which point it's mostly useless for that.

 

[Fritzo]

So you can look at ads.

 

[DesiPower]

pirates need ROI too

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

So you can look at ads.

so is this the real reason?
if so, doesn't work on me. i either start it immediately, or look intently at the countdown.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I always wondered this too, think it's more or less to inconvenient people. Seems lot of sites purposely want to make your experience worse, as an incentive to pay to get a better experience. Maybe some also do it to increase the chance to see the ads. I noticed lot of video sites now have commercials too.

 

[pontifex]

it's mostly to make you A) register or B) make you purchase a subscription to the site if you want faster downloads.

 

[Newbian]

So what porno are you watching now?

 

[TridenT]

It's so you look at advertisements and you stay on their website as long as possible.

 

[her209]

They are conditioning you.