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Re: Update on Sharing

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Post by questime »

joemi wrote: post #44
questime wrote: post #22

Ahoy there, mateys! I be here to say that I be leaving Netflix. They be raising their prices too high, and they be taking away all the good shows. I be sailin' the high seas for my entertainment now. Arrrr!

Why be coy and simply (heavily) imply pirating? Just say outright that you're going to pirate stuff because you for some reason believe you have a right to view their content and not pay for it?

Thanks for paying for the content that I can access for free, I'm sure Netflix shareholders thank you for your service. Netflix is effectively doing a massive price hike with no corresponding value given.

Re: Update on Sharing

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Post by nashashmi »

BXlnt2EachOther wrote: post #119

edit to add: following is totally US-centric! Like the blog post I think? I was not familiar with how much Netflix costs these days, either the subscription or extra sharing slots. Pasted here in case it's helpful. Sorry if this is redundant, didn't find with ctrl-f. Standard with ads: $6.99 / month Basic: $9.99 / month Standard: $15.49 / month (extra member slots\* can be added for $7.99 each / month) Premium: $19.9…

I remember them increasing prices for those who were sharing accounts. The limit was the number of streams you can have (at different locations).

what are they doing now that is different? and how does that affect me with 4 streams?

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Post by someotherperson »

I installed an app on my Chromecast/Google TV a couple of days ago called Cloudstream. Some of the providers segment the different shows/movies by Netflix/HBO/Disney+/Paramount etc. Some of the providers give you 4K streams. Has subtitles, "watch later" lists and the ability to continue from where you left off. The interface is pretty nice too. It's really straight forward to add on any Android device -- phone, Fire stick, whatever.

It took a couple of minutes to install and about a half hour to fully configure.

If they want us to go back to piracy, it's now easier than ever before. And I'm wholly prepared for it.

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Post by nickthegreek »

joemi wrote: post #72
deltarholamda wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish they had done this from the get go. My family has never shared a password with anybody, and I'm pretty confident that some of their price hikes reflected the reality that they had to deal with password sharers. All I know is that with the fracturing of the streaming landscape, where everything requires a separate $8.99/$11.99/$15.99 (or whatever) monthly fee, downloading Linux ISOs starts to look more and more…

> downloading Linux ISOs starts to look more and more attractive Is that a veiled reference to piracy? If so, why not just say piracy?

Been code for piracy from at least 2008.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linux+ISO&am...

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Post by tric »

autoexec wrote: post #131
BXlnt2EachOther wrote: post #119

edit to add: following is totally US-centric! Like the blog post I think? I was not familiar with how much Netflix costs these days, either the subscription or extra sharing slots. Pasted here in case it's helpful. Sorry if this is redundant, didn't find with ctrl-f. Standard with ads: $6.99 / month Basic: $9.99 / month Standard: $15.49 / month (extra member slots\* can be added for $7.99 each / month) Premium: $19.9…

"standard with ads" is fine, but I wish Netflix would stop filling the other plans with ads too then. I have premium at the moment (how long that lasts depends on how annoying they become when they start cracking down on what they think my "household" is) and the ads are still getting out of hand.

> I have premium at the moment ...and the ads are still getting out of hand.

Do you mean promos for other Netflix shows? Or are these ads for products/services unrelated to Netflix?

Re: Update on Sharing

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Post by shapefrog »

shrimp_emoji wrote: post #73
joemi wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why be coy and simply (heavily) imply pirating? Just say outright that you're going to pirate stuff because you for some reason believe you have a right to view their content and not pay for it?

Pirating is seizing a ship for material goods. People get hurt or killed when this happens. And the economics of material goods are literally otherworldly from those of digital goods. (You can't download a car -- copying a car for practically free.) Torrenting is just choosing the most convenient distribution mechanism for data that you own. You can buy DRM-free music, but not DRM-free shows or movies unless they're…

If I could download a car, I would.

Re: Update on Sharing

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Post by cprecioso »

nocoiner wrote: post #21

I really dislike how every corporate communication regarding an “update” now means “here’s how we’re making things worse for you.” I know honesty has never really been the fundamental value of public relations initiatives, but it would be refreshing to occasionally see a company saying that they’re putting the squeeze on customers because they need to protect their margins or even just because they can. The formerly-…

Moreover I don’t see how this is really an update on anything, they’re not saying “this is how it was done and how it will be done now”, they’re just stating things as matter of fact, which makes it difficult to know exactly what they’re changing.

Re: Update on Sharing

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Post by [deleted] »

crazygringo wrote: post #138
syrrim wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or they were supremely overvalued as of oct '21, as were many other stocks and securities, and the decline represents a return to sanity.

No. It was specifically due to not meeting expected subscriber numbers, prompting a widespread negative reevaluation of Netflix's entire business model. The decrease was way beyond anything affecting the stock market or tech stocks generally. A simple glance at the numbers, and the dramatic plummets directly after earnings reports, makes that clear.

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Post by cj »

someotherperson wrote: post #143

I installed an app on my Chromecast/Google TV a couple of days ago called Cloudstream. Some of the providers segment the different shows/movies by Netflix/HBO/Disney+/Paramount etc. Some of the providers give you 4K streams. Has subtitles, "watch later" lists and the ability to continue from where you left off. The interface is pretty nice too. It's really straight forward to add on any Android device -- phone, Fire…

This sounds similar to Popcorn Time (now defunct). I think they open sourced and then got taken down a while back.

One major difference (I think?) is it appears Cloudstream doesn't include the "sources" by default in the core app. Maybe that will help them subvert copyright for a while if the client GUI is decoupled from the source of the pirated content.

Re: Update on Sharing

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Post by ghaff »

zamadatix wrote: post #89
yieldcrv wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> at a time their content selection doesn't look as amazing as it once did I feel like Netflix is seasonal. Just like Disney+ and HBO. Come fall Netflix will debut a bunch of viral bangers, and by February you'll be questioning if Netflix is worth it again.

I was probably ~3 years delayed in cancelling Netflix based on actually using it. I started maintaining a watchlist of what I actually want to watch instead of constantly searching/cross-referencing through what is new or currently available on these interfaces designed to hide how little good new content is actually there. Eventually I found out there wasn't really that much I was actually interested in on the servi…

Netflix is the one that's probably the most marginal for me these days. I don't really binge watch or drop in and out much but I should probably look with summer coming up to see if I really want it given I have other services and I watch a fairly modest amount of video.
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