This is so strange to me. I guess people enjoy being ripped off and getting less and less value for their money.

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    9 months ago

    That proves their recent moves are not perceived by people as unfair, contrary to what “the common web” said

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      9 months ago

      Yeah I guess. It’s very shocking to me, but people have spoken…

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      They upset and turned away people who were not willing to pay. Not a big loss. In the meantime they added tons of people who would pay if given a small push.

      I have never really been sure how exactly “the internet” thought they would be punished for this move. It seemed kind of bullet proof to me. Like, sure you’re leaving and never coming back, but you were not really a paying customer and never would be.

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    A lot of it is familiarity. I begged my parents to cancel Netflix, especially since they complain about the programming (or lack thereof); I pointed out that they could try another streaming service for a month, and then if they really hated it, then they could just go back to Netflix. But they wouldn’t even entertain the possibility. They’re afraid of change.

    And Netflix is making bank on that.

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      9 months ago

      Their competition sucks big ass, too. I guess branding matters in this case. For example, once you watched the classic HBO TV series (The Sopranos, The Wire…), you don’t need it anymore. The others have even less going on.

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    This would be strange if Netflix didn’t have enough of easily accessible good content.

    When after finishing work we want to watch “a movie”, it’s much easier to choose a Netflix recommendation than to do a half an hour reasearch online and then wait for the movie to be downloaded.

    Now add to this time, energy, and expertise needed for looking up and trying pirating options, figuring out technical aspects, paying for a VPN, doing maintenance… Very few can and are willing to do all that.

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      For me it’s usually hear about a few things that could be interesting throughout the day and download them while I shower after work. A 5gb movie comes through in a few minutes so I don’t even feel it. It’s usually 2 or 3 at a time, and since I’d still be going in blind on Netflix recs, it doesn’t seem much worse.

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    9 months ago

    I cancelled around the time the password policy changed. I found less and less compelling shows to watch and the old favorites like the office moved on to other services.

    It’s a bummer they aren’t facing consequences for their price hikes and other shenanigans .

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      9 months ago

      I guess someone else is paying for our cancelled subs now. Hope they enjoy their shitty service.

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      9 months ago

      I’ve been waiting to get hit with it so I can finally cancel but for whatever reason it’s kept working. Feels like ok value with it split over 5/6 people. It’s supposedly rolled out here in nordics but no one’s had issues.

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      9 months ago

      Yep it’s disappointing that they aren’t getting punished for their bullshit. They’ll never get any money from me anyways.