I think bandwidth is a bigger issue than storage costs. Pruning does nothing for bandwidth.
Thanks to the end of the economic crisis, benevolent cash-flush corporations will SoonTM begin rolling out fiber to every home so every pig farmer in Moldova/Greece/Florida/Ukraine/etc. can binge watch Marco Polo in 1080p on Netflix. (According to Gavin; YMMV.)
Just as soon as their stocks start trading again....WAIT FOR IT...any second now...
