Looks like it's time to cancel prime
With Netflix already having ads we are now 75% of the way to "cutting the cord" going back to reinventing cable again.
The internet has gotten 3x shittier in the last 12 months.
There's a reason for it, people don't push back enough. We all need to push back more than we have been.
They're noticing the pushback so far, but they're thinking they can break through it and come out victorious on the other side.
Do you really want to pay a monthly fee to be forced to watch commercials?
The whole point of commercials was that you didn't have to pay otherwise to watch the show.
I've cancelled everything in my life that requires a monthly payment (asides vehicle and rent).
It's not that I can't afford it, it's that I'm fucking sick of it.
The pendulum is swinging back towards the monopoly model that destroyed cable. Time to dust off the old Jolly Roger and teach streaming an old lesson of what happens when you price gouge people.
I keep saying, we already fought this war, we already won.
Fuck around and find out 🏴☠️
I'm baffled by the unrealistic demand for constant infinite growth from corporate shareholders and management. Those days are numbered.
The corporate enshittification of once decent products and services continues unabated. Amazons decision to charge for UPS store returns even if the products they delivered were defective was almost enough for me to cancel Prime, but this seals the deal. When Amazon Prime commercials begin my Prime membership and most of my Amazon purchases end.
Seems like a lot of companies are testing how much they can get away with lately.
Was already going to cancel when my renewal was up, now i'll cancel even harder.
Eh, I only use prime video because it doesn't cost extra, I don't really need it. Back to piracy it will be, I guess.
This is bad for everyone. I'm still a Prime Member for shopping etc., but thats really got to be reconsidered now too.
So basically we're pretty much back to paying for a TV package.
Streaming has essentially become TV packages again. The golden age of streaming is dead, long live Davy Jones!
Don't worry, it will be presented like this:
"To continue offering you high quality original programming like X and Y, we have to raise our price for Amazon Prime. But don't worry, we're now adding a lower cost ad-based alternative called Amazon Subprime."
So, as usual, most people will be fine with it and put the plastic bag back over their head.
how are you just allowed to drastically lower the quality of a subscription like this. yeah i'm selling my new streaming service, it has 7 channels, $1 a month. no actually sorry it's $7, 3 channels, and 2 of those channels just run ads on a loop. thanks for keeping autorenew on.
These streaming companies are giving people more of a reason to use Jellyfin every day
I pay for Prime for the next day postage, prime video is just an extra i occasionally use. I'll just pirate their stuff in future and ignore their clunky TV app
We should have canceled when Prime got rid of UPS pick up for free. Only reason I used it. Now there is zero benefit to Prime with this new stupid ad tier. You don't even get free grocery delivery.
Only ever had the 30 day trial. Pirate people. Pirate. Yaps.cc is a new one to try.
Having ads in fucking movies makes a service feel cheap / lower value. But the price is staying the same, so where's that button to cancel?
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, matey.
What is ironic about this is that Bezos could probably make all of their video streaming free and have no ads and still be making gobs of money. Their AWS ecosystem is practically a license to print money. Oh and that little store he runs on the side, too...
So with the media industry strikes the content is already going to be crap next year. Why not also include ads with it? WTF Amazon.
Yup, I will be cancelling too. Greedy bastards.
Maybe it's time to cancel Amazon prime. I don't feel like they even met their commitments any longer for delivery... So what's it all for?
and that will be when i unsubscribe.
need to finish off my backlog of shows there, or sail the seas!
Well, it seems Amazon doesn't want my money. Don't worry, you won't see it anymore.
I had been considering cancelling my Amazon subscription. I don't know what I'm really paying for, just for expedited shipping? I don't even use Amazon prime videos since it's mostly garbage. Thanks to Amazon for making my decision easy to cancel.
That s my cue for cancelling i guess
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