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Netflix is hiring roles for digital ads teams where they specifically mention wanting to push ads on the platform to subscribers. Netflix got captured and is now in the process of killing its core user experiences paying customers enjoy. It's inevitable poor performance as a result of these unfriendly changes and the terrible content they create has enacted death by a thousand cuts we see for each one of the online p…
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So your thesis is that piracy is cheaper. Ok thanks.
"Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem." - Gabe Newell, 10+ years ago Once upon a time, Netflix itself was considered the case in point! Then video streaming splintered into a dozen services and now Netflix has decided to make things even more complicated. People don't learn, I guess.
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What does "multi-generational" have to do with anything? My mom doesn't live under my roof, and also I have no business sharing my Netflix account with her.
What does a "roof" have to do with internet content you pay for? Answer: nothing! Their 4k plan wording: "Watch on 4 supported devices at a time" OK - I pay them, we use up to 4 supported devices at a time. End of story! What's next, you can't get a 4-line cell phone plan unless all 4 lines are "under the same roof"? Makes just about the same amount of sense! The "live together" limitation is being added for "busines…
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If “the setup costs more than a Netflix subscription” (presumably your piracy setup), why do you do it? It doesn’t seem rational.
Because there's no bullshit like this preventing me from sharing with family who are overseas (gets really fun when we want to watch something together but it's available in their country but not mine). Because I can download the content and store it locally for trips. Because I can now access a wider selection of content than Netflix offers. It's not cheap, but the fact that I and other commenters here are willing t…
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Yep, paying $20/mo specifically to be able to play on 3 devices. If they stop allowing sharing, there is little to no value in that plan for me anymore.
You can choose one of the cheaper plans right? For instance Basic is $6.99 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/24926
Netflix should stop whining about account sharing when they demand I pay for two screens to get minimally acceptable TV, but can only use one per their terms.
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You can share your account, with other people at your same physical location. You can't share your account with people who are going to be primarily watching Netflix from a different physical location than your own. Does not seem unfair, IMO.
This doesn't affect me currently, but I used to (privately) watch Netflix at work all the time. This policy would (IMO unreasonably) prevent me from doing that. They could probably get most of the effect they want by limiting this policy to TVs and leaving portable devices + computers be.
I think I'll just drop it.
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So you're saying if I have a non-share enabled tier, I can't invite people over to netflix and chill? If that's not what you're saying, then if I don't need sharing for use in the home, then what purpose does the share tier serve if I can't share it?
Sometimes different people in the same household want to watch different things at the same time.
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This is the thing, I pay for a family plan with 4 concurrent streams. I allow my mom and brother to use this account. They barely use it. But the service isn't worth $20 to me if they cut them off. I will just cancel it, and they wont pick it up either. If you sell me 4 concurrent streams, then I want to be able to use them regardless of physical location.
So you’re paying $20 for a service that you and your brother and your mother barely use? Why?
What's the point of having a tier for sharing an account if you can't....share your account?
You can share your account, with other people at your same physical location. You can't share your account with people who are going to be primarily watching Netflix from a different physical location than your own. Does not seem unfair, IMO.