Technology

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.

Will Launch Ad-Free Tier For Extra Fee

So instead of introducing a cheaper tier with ads, they're forcing customers to pay more?

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.

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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.

Finally! I’ve been waiting for a good enough reason to cancel Prime

Seems like a lot of companies are testing how much they can get away with lately.

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.

Was already going to cancel when my renewal was up, now i'll cancel even harder.

This is bad for everyone. I'm still a Prime Member for shopping etc., but thats really got to be reconsidered now too.

I am not paying to watch commercials. Fuck that.

So basically we're pretty much back to paying for a TV package.

More I see stuff like this the more I believe that these services really aren't making any money and its all smokescreen.

Though this could also just be investors trying to drive up profits instead.

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.

And... we are back to cable again.

Only ever had the 30 day trial. Pirate people. Pirate. Yaps.cc is a new one to try.

Why??! Amazin makes money already!! We've already paid for this!

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?

Dear every single streaming service:

MAKE. THE. AD. TIER. FREE. FOR. EVERYONE. STUFF ALL THE ADS IN YOU WANT.

MAKE. THE. AD-FREE. TIER. PAID.

This way people can watch everything without having an elitist "I'M PAYING FOR ENTERTAINMENT" section of the world who are the only ones that can talk about all these new shows unless they sail the high seas with an eye patch on, which is yet another argument for MAKE THE AD TIER FREE FOR EVERYONE.

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, matey.

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?

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.

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...