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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Wild that standard with ads is now the same price as original regular Netflix

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yet they need ACE to shut down piracy sites

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Am I the only one around here that wants to see them burn in hell just out of principle?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yesh numbers can be easily manipulated.

Netflix is "sold" along other services. Here many internet companies bundle netflix in their plans.

They don't need to be attractive to the consumer. They just need to do a deal behind curtains with other companies and force Netflix on people by other ways. Numbers go up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Seconding this. The figures are too rubbery for headlines like this to have any meaning.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

My parents are finally getting rid of it. The one thing I've noticed, though, is that not having a subscription service means I'm very unlikely to get off my butt and watch tv/movies. Which isn't a bad thing, I guess I just value other entertainment more?

I've wanted to watch the boy and the heron for a while. Maybe I'll get to it eventually, lol.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I stopped going to the cinema for the ads , I used Netflix until they geoblocked my downloaded content and I couldn't watch it while traveling.

Now all my movies and series are free, in the resolution that I want, and they stay on my device for how long I want.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My local single-screen theaters usually have little to no pre-roll ads. Some of them even have pizza and beer at a reasonable price.

That said, I watch most movies on my Plex server, from the comfort of my couch. The experience is harrd to beat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Here is 8€ for popcorns... And the average salary is 1400-1500 The price for the ticket is usually very low tho. Like 4-8 €

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I honestly don't mind the pre-movie ads too much. Usually there's not that many, it quickly moves on to other movie trailers (which I don't mind knowing about) and then you just get the full movie without any ads whatsoever. You can always just arrive 10 minutes later and skip most of the ads anyway.

Netflix ads can kiss my ass though. Jellyfin to the rescue!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

I get Netflix for free but literally never use it. I think I’ll cancel it. Why even have it?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

Corner the market. Then close in.

Don't buy into subscription services.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Are the gains self reported? They are probably lying then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They are a public traded company, it is illegal for them to lie about their finances.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Well then thank goodness they'd never lie for their own gain.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

"Are these 'gains' in the room with us right now?"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago

what about stremio+torrentio+RealDebrid?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago

When you open the app without an account, the animation it shows still says that it doesnt have any ads

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 weeks ago

Normal, people show again and again that they dont give a f about the prices, so they go up and ppl still subscribe.

prices will go up until ppl start to cancel

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This is incredibly misleading. They lost users in high paying regions and gained in lower paying countries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Lots of people want their chance at being American™ before the country collapses into a different culture

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