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What is the point of a paid service with ads? Its just really odd, like who has money for Netflix and whatever shit they are advertising? And everyone will resent these added ads on this platform, so why pay Netflix to make people hate your product.
Cable got away with it until it didn't.
Yeah and where is it now? Oh yeah in obscurity.
Specifically because we could binge watch without ads changing the vibe OR THE VOLUME
Cable was a shitty service. It was expensive, you had to subscribe to a bunch of shit you didn't want for just a few programs you did, and was full of ads. People dropped cable for streaming because it was cheaper, centralized, and didn't have ads.
Now that cable is essentially dead, streaming is bringing back the high prices and the ads, and now you have to sign up for a bunch of shit you don't want for the few programs you do.
They still offer an ad free plan
Oh boy! Let me guess its 2x the ad plan and like YouTube red will also have limited ads soon.
What's the point? They know customers are full of piss and wind, threatening blue murder while doing absolutely nothing beyond jaw flapping. (Same with gamers).
Amazon's service model, for example, is to twiddle the knobs to just under the point where the majority ragequit: the sweet spot of maximum profit right now. Everyone else is copying it.
And the sweet spot moves - probably like boiling a frog. A major player does something many hate, but not everyone/enough and those people live with it. Then it becomes the new normal. Twiddle the knob. Rinse and repeat.
I canceled my Netflix when they did the account sharing shenanigans, and filled out the exit survey explaining why. I had only kept my Netflix because my parents watched it, then they made it so hard to add a family member addon account I said fuck it and canceled everything.
My parents signed up for their own account, so Netflix didn't lose total count, but they lost the extra subscriber that was the whole point. I know I am an edge case in not just complaining while taking it, but there is always hope.
I mean, I get Amazon Prime via their shopping service whether I want it or not. And half of their "library" such that it exists is just links out to other paid premium services. Nevermind their Netflix-esque habit of cancelling or delaying popular shows while churning out lots of AI slop to fill in the gaps.
There's no strong incentive to drop Prime Shipping (because it's dirt cheap and I still do plenty of retail shopping on Amazon). But I find myself going to their TV / Movies selection less and less frequently. Occasionally just pirate the Amazon show I already have access to out of convenience.
Can't say the same of Netflix, though. Cancelled that shit a few years ago. Barely anything left worth pirating from it anymore.
I kind of doubt prime is a good deal considering how many online store offer free shipping (with out a paid subscription!) and actually give you REAL arrival estimate dates.
I haven't seen anyone doing a better job. Lots of hype around the new things, though.