I seem to remember a lot of arguments when Netflix first introduced a cheaper-with-ads subscription that “not everyone can afford ad-free subscriptions” and that somehow it would make things better.
Ignoring the fact that the play was obviously to get the ad-subscription up to the current cost of ad-free subscription.
And now I think it’s Disney introducing ads to all subscriptions.
So, no doubt Netflix will do that soon in order to “innovate” the line-go-up.
Netflix is my last bastion of legit media. I was only using Netflix for a number of years and reduced the amount of new media I downloaded to nothing.
I never bought into all the additional services that popped up after it, like Apple and Disney, and just reverted to downloading for the stuff that wasn’t available anymore.
I still pay for Netflix though. I pay for myself and my Mum as an additional account. I also pay for a friend from another country so I effectively have 2.5x subs to premium Netflix.
If they add ads, then I’m done with all the bullshit and will just download 100%.
Spotify now has ads on Premium when listening to podcasts. It’s infuriating and frankly insulting. Podcasts are cheap as dirt to make compared to music.
I seem to remember a lot of arguments when Netflix first introduced a cheaper-with-ads subscription that “not everyone can afford ad-free subscriptions” and that somehow it would make things better.
Ignoring the fact that the play was obviously to get the ad-subscription up to the current cost of ad-free subscription.
And now I think it’s Disney introducing ads to all subscriptions.
So, no doubt Netflix will do that soon in order to “innovate” the line-go-up.
Netflix is my last bastion of legit media. I was only using Netflix for a number of years and reduced the amount of new media I downloaded to nothing.
I never bought into all the additional services that popped up after it, like Apple and Disney, and just reverted to downloading for the stuff that wasn’t available anymore.
I still pay for Netflix though. I pay for myself and my Mum as an additional account. I also pay for a friend from another country so I effectively have 2.5x subs to premium Netflix.
If they add ads, then I’m done with all the bullshit and will just download 100%.
Spotify now has ads on Premium when listening to podcasts. It’s infuriating and frankly insulting. Podcasts are cheap as dirt to make compared to music.
I think I’ll cancel Spotify.
Pretty much where I am at.
Piracy is a service issue, I think Steam proves that.
If that service isn’t viable any longer, time to move on
Streaming took away my pirate days.
It was easier to just pay the 30 bucks a month or whatever than to spend the 8-10 hours a month triaging and downloading.
This was 10 years ago that I turned off my plex server… and I’m looking to scrape her hull and refloat her