When Plex first started, we were movie and TV fans who wanted to make something great for people like us. We chose to offer a Lifetime subscription early on because we knew many of our customers would rather pay a higher one-time fee for software that they can depend on every day.

We’ve considered eliminating the Lifetime Plex Pass in the past, given that recurring subscriptions help us sustain long-term development, but we know it’s still a valuable option for many in our community. So instead of retiring it, we’re keeping it available at a price that reflects the real, ongoing value of the software we’re committed to building and maintaining for years to come.

https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/

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[–] HAL_9_TRILLION@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is apeshit stupid. I don't expose my media to the Internet, so I'm not affected but I know what's coming: no free users allowed at all.

Glad to see Jellyfin is more than up to the task. I only hang around on Plex for lazy reasons, but I can tell that soon enough I'm gonna have to jump ship.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

I run both at the same time on the same library. I am ready to pull the plug in (free) plex for a while. Jellyfin works well and was easy enough to set up.