After 16 years of having a lifetime pass (and nearly 20 years of administering multiple Plex servers), I know this to be false. And, unless you have one yourself, you could not possibly know. Especially because, with a lifetime pass, there’s no other way that could possibly ask for money from a user. It’s literally impossible.
But, if I’m wrong, show proof of your lifetime pass, and the solicitous emails you received subsequently. I know you can’t.
If you’re going to speak from such obvious ignorance, it should be easy to admit when you’re wrong
Most Lemmy users, however, never find such a thing so easy…
How about when they “accidentally” sent that email to all your users saying that they NEED to buy Plex Pass to continue to use remote streaming? Or when they had that “bug” in the app shortly after that, where remote streaming would give an error message saying that need to buy Plex Pass to stream your content?
Maybe they don’t solicit from you, but they use dark tactics to trick your users, and that’s not acceptable in my opinion.
You should have gotten it on May 1 2025, subject line “Remote streaming changes you need to know”. I got it and I wasn’t even using Plex any more, let alone with other users.
This isn’t proof. This is bullshit, pretending to be proof, and fooling only the most stupid people. But, at least, you already admit that you lied about what it said can’t you even keep your lies straight?
I asked for proof, not the “word“ of some angry and highly biased Internet rando
That’s like Donald Trump claiming he passed all of those mental health exams just because he said so
Provide proof, or stop making these absurd arguments
But, at least, you already admit that you lied about what it said can’t you even keep your lies straight?
Yeah, you did call them a liar.
They did tell you where to look for evidence.
Let me ask you this: why do you care so much? Plex has become a shitty company so why are you so adamant about defending them? Three people have told you this happened. Yet you are just digging in. Why?
At this point, maybe you should quit calling people liars (and then lying about doing so) and go find out for yourself. It was all over the forums when it happened, and it was very misleading. No big secret.
I think it’s more that they’re implying the company is likely to get worse in the future and start trying shit, not ehat they’ve already experienced. The price now being nearly 10x what it once was is a pretty big red flag, after all.
As another decade-long lifetime Plex pass holder and watching the generally downward spiral of Plex development, I’m right there with you. I don’t agree with a lot of the direction they’re going in, but they have never once tried to upsell me after getting the lifetime pass.
The system works, it’s a lot easier/more available for viewers than JellyFin, and until those things change I don’t see much reason to get out the pitchforks. However if they do, mine’s ready.
I have been following the development of Jellyfin for years. I’ve deployed a couple of servers just for testing with my users. I am very, very, very interested in the development and future development of Jellyfin. I’ve even contributed money to the project.
But I’ve been a Plex user for nearly 20 years. I administer multiple servers with more than a couple of dozen users, and I can say this: Plex offers users a far superior experience compared to Jellyfin.
That said— I fully support support the Jellyfin project in creating an open source replacement for Plex. I really do. And I’ll switch to it as soon as it’s good enough to meet my needs and the needs of my users.
But that’s gonna be a few years from now. Plex didn’t get as awesome as it is immediately. It took 20 years to get there. Jellyfin isn’t gonna get there overnight. I closely track it progress, and as soon as I can switch to it, I will.
After 16 years of having a lifetime pass (and nearly 20 years of administering multiple Plex servers), I know this to be false. And, unless you have one yourself, you could not possibly know. Especially because, with a lifetime pass, there’s no other way that could possibly ask for money from a user. It’s literally impossible.
But, if I’m wrong, show proof of your lifetime pass, and the solicitous emails you received subsequently. I know you can’t.
If you’re going to speak from such obvious ignorance, it should be easy to admit when you’re wrong
Most Lemmy users, however, never find such a thing so easy…
How about when they “accidentally” sent that email to all your users saying that they NEED to buy Plex Pass to continue to use remote streaming? Or when they had that “bug” in the app shortly after that, where remote streaming would give an error message saying that need to buy Plex Pass to stream your content?
Maybe they don’t solicit from you, but they use dark tactics to trick your users, and that’s not acceptable in my opinion.
Show me these emails. I never received them.
Show me proof of your accusations, or stop making them.
Edit: below is a charlatan, pretending that their make-believe stories equal proof. Even children are not stupid enough to believe that crap.
You should have gotten it on May 1 2025, subject line “Remote streaming changes you need to know”. I got it and I wasn’t even using Plex any more, let alone with other users.
This isn’t proof. This is bullshit, pretending to be proof, and fooling only the most stupid people. But, at least, you already admit that you lied about what it said can’t you even keep your lies straight?
I asked for proof, not the “word“ of some angry and highly biased Internet rando
That’s like Donald Trump claiming he passed all of those mental health exams just because he said so
Provide proof, or stop making these absurd arguments
That did happen, lots of confusion with the users. Don’t know why you are calling those other people liars.
I didn’t call anyone a liar. You just said that.
But I do find it odd so many people claiming something happened, yet nobody can provide a shred of evidence
Yeah, you did call them a liar.
They did tell you where to look for evidence.
Let me ask you this: why do you care so much? Plex has become a shitty company so why are you so adamant about defending them? Three people have told you this happened. Yet you are just digging in. Why?
At this point, maybe you should quit calling people liars (and then lying about doing so) and go find out for yourself. It was all over the forums when it happened, and it was very misleading. No big secret.
Do you not have Google where you live, or something?
I think you’ve lost track of who you’re replying to.
For now
We’ll see.
I’m not immune to changing my tune. But only with good reason. And this isn’t it
I think it’s more that they’re implying the company is likely to get worse in the future and start trying shit, not ehat they’ve already experienced. The price now being nearly 10x what it once was is a pretty big red flag, after all.
I won’t argue with your cynicism, but increasing the price on something that almost nobody ever purchased anyway really isn’t a red flag at all
Especially when all other costs remain unchanged
If Plex starts some crazy Fuckery, I’ll be right on board with you.
As another decade-long lifetime Plex pass holder and watching the generally downward spiral of Plex development, I’m right there with you. I don’t agree with a lot of the direction they’re going in, but they have never once tried to upsell me after getting the lifetime pass.
The system works, it’s a lot easier/more available for viewers than JellyFin, and until those things change I don’t see much reason to get out the pitchforks. However if they do, mine’s ready.
I have been following the development of Jellyfin for years. I’ve deployed a couple of servers just for testing with my users. I am very, very, very interested in the development and future development of Jellyfin. I’ve even contributed money to the project.
But I’ve been a Plex user for nearly 20 years. I administer multiple servers with more than a couple of dozen users, and I can say this: Plex offers users a far superior experience compared to Jellyfin.
That said— I fully support support the Jellyfin project in creating an open source replacement for Plex. I really do. And I’ll switch to it as soon as it’s good enough to meet my needs and the needs of my users.
But that’s gonna be a few years from now. Plex didn’t get as awesome as it is immediately. It took 20 years to get there. Jellyfin isn’t gonna get there overnight. I closely track it progress, and as soon as I can switch to it, I will.